Michael Cabonargi

Michael Cabonargi

Democratic Party

Candidate, Cook County Circuit Court

Cook County Circuit Court

Tenure

2025 - Present

Term ends

2026

Years in position

0

Predecessor: Mary Ellen Coghlan (D)

Prior offices:

Cook County Board of Review District 2

Years in office: 2011 - 2022

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Elections and appointments

Last election

June 28, 2022

Next election

March 17, 2026

Appointed

June 11, 2025

Michael Cabonargi is a judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Cabonargi assumed office on June 13, 2025. Cabonargi's current term ends on December 7, 2026.

Cabonargi (Democratic Party) is running for re-election for judge of the Cook County Circuit Court in Illinois. Cabonargi declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on March 17, 2026.^[source]

Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on March 17, 2026. The general election will occur on November 3, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court

Incumbent Michael Cabonargi (D) and Ashonta Rice (D) are running in the Democratic primary for Cook County Circuit Court on March 17, 2026.

		Candidate
	Submit photo	Michael Cabonargi
	Submit photo	Ashonta Rice

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2022

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2022)

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Review District 2

Samantha Steele won election in the general election for Cook County Board of Review District 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Steele (D)	100.0	269,921

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 269,921
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 2

Samantha Steele defeated incumbent Michael Cabonargi in the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 2 on June 28, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Samantha Steele	52.4	90,293
	Submit photo	Michael Cabonargi	47.6	81,970

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,263
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2020

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2020)

General election

General election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Iris Martinez defeated Barbara Ruth Bellar in the general election for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Iris Martinez (D)	73.0	1,549,615
		Barbara Ruth Bellar (R)	27.0	572,169

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 2,121,784
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Theresa Benjamin (L)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Iris Martinez defeated Michael Cabonargi, Richard Boykin, and Jacob Meister in the Democratic primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Iris Martinez	33.7	269,578
	Submit photo	Michael Cabonargi	27.0	216,180
		Richard Boykin	24.9	199,526
		Jacob Meister	14.2	113,855
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	1,511

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 800,650
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court

Barbara Ruth Bellar advanced from the Republican primary for Cook County Clerk of the Circuit Court on March 17, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Barbara Ruth Bellar	99.4	64,160
		Other/Write-in votes	0.6	375

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 64,535
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2018

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)

General election

General election for Cook County Board of Review District 2

Incumbent Michael Cabonargi won election in the general election for Cook County Board of Review District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Cabonargi (D)	100.0	468,818

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 2

Incumbent Michael Cabonargi advanced from the Democratic primary for Cook County Board of Review District 2 on March 20, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Michael Cabonargi	100.0	187,280

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 187,280
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2016

See also: Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2016)

Cook County held elections for county board of review, state's attorney, clerk of the circuit court, county recorder, and special districts in 2016. The general election was held on November 8, 2016. A primary election was held on March 15, 2016. Incumbent Michael Cabonargi (D) ran unopposed in the Cook County Board of Review District 2 general election.

Cook County Board of Review, District 2 General Election, 2016
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Michael Cabonargi Incumbent (unopposed)	100.00%	508,321
Total Votes				508,321
Source: Cook County Clerk, "Cook County and The City of Chicago Combined Summary, General Election November 8, 2016," accessed November 27, 2016

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2026

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2022

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2020

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