2018 Cook County, Illinois elections

The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 6, 2018.[1]

2018 Cook County, Illinois elections
November 6, 2018
Turnout58.09%
Elections in Illinois

Primaries were held March 20, 2018.[2]

Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, Cook County Board of Review districts 2 and 3, five seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County and its subcircuits.

Election information

2018 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 30.84%, with 938,639 ballots cast. Among these, 795,427 Democratic, 137,286 Republican, 206 Green, and 5,720 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. Turnout in the city of Chicago was 32.69%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 29.05%.[3][4]

The general election saw 58.09% turnout, with 1,795,518 ballots cast. Turnout in Chicago was 60.67%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 55.65%.[5][6] Turnout in Cook County exceeded the national average, which was 50.3%.[7] Turnout was considered high in the United States during the 2018 midterm elections, with it being the highest national midterm turnout since 1914.[8]

Assessor
2018 Cook County Assessor election
November 6, 2018
Turnout54.04%[5][6]
 
Candidate Fritz Kaegi Joseph Paglia
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,272,651 397,741
Percentage 76.19% 23.81%
Assessor before election

Joseph Berrios
Democratic

 Elected Assessor

Fritz Kaegi
Democratic

In the 2018 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent second-term Assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, lost his bid for reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Fritz Kaegi, who went on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Assesor Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frederick "Fritz" Kaegi 327,769 45.53
Democratic Joseph Berrios (incumbent) 243,425 33.81
Democratic Andrea A. Raila 147,224 20.45
Write-in Others 1,481 0.21
Total votes 719,899 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] However, the party ultimately nominated Joseph Paglia.

General election
Cook County Assessor election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frederick "Fritz" Kaegi 1,272,651 76.19
Republican Joseph Paglia 397,741 23.81
Total votes 1,670,392 100

Clerk
2018 Cook County Clerk election
November 6, 2018
Turnout46.22%[5][6]
 
Candidate Karen Yarbrough
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,415,244
Percentage 99.07%
Clerk before election

David Orr
Democratic

 Elected Clerk

Karen Yarbrough
Democratic

In the 2018 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent seventh-term Clerk David Orr, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Karen Yarbrough won the election to replace him.

Primaries

Democratic

Jan Kowalski McDonald was disqualified, and votes cast for her were not counted. However, due to ballot printing deadlines, her name was included on the ballot.[9]

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen A. Yarbrough 517,979 99.33
Write-in Joy Jackson 290 0.06
Write-in Others 3,215 0.62
Total votes 521,484 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Clerk election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Karen A. Yarbrough 1,415,244 99.07
Write-in Eric J. Laster-Stewart 186 0.01
Write-in Others 13,102 0.92
Total votes 1,428,532 100

Sheriff
2018 Cook County Sheriff election
November 6, 2018
Turnout47.10%[5][6]
 
Candidate Tom Dart
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,455,825
Percentage 100.00%
Sheriff before election

Tom Dart
Democratic

 Elected Sheriff

Tom Dart
Democratic

In the 2018 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent third-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Dart (incumbent) 640,512 98.54
Write-in Other 9,475 1.46
Total votes 649,987 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Sheriff election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas J. Dart (incumbent) 1,455,825 100.00
Total votes 1,455,825 100

Treasurer
2018 Cook County Treasurer election
November 6, 2018
Turnout47.17%[5][6]
 
Candidate Maria Pappas
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,447,145
Percentage 99.26%
Treasurer before election

Maria Pappas
Democratic

 Elected Treasurer

Maria Pappas
Democratic

In the 2018 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fifth-term Treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic
Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 579,453 82.29
Democratic Peter Gariepy 124,742 17.71
Total votes 704,195 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Treasurer election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Maria Pappas (incumbent) 1,447,145 99.26
Write-in Mary Arline Vann-Metcalf 142 0.01
Write-in Others 10,638 0.73
Total votes 1,457,925 100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners
2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election
November 6, 2018
Turnout45.63%[5][6]
 
Candidate Toni Preckwinkle
Party Democratic
Popular vote 1,355,407
Percentage 96.11%
President before election

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

 Elected President

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

In the 2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term President Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent) 444,943 60.82
Democratic Bob Fioretti 286,675 39.18
Total votes 731,618 100

Republican

Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in Richard P. Munnich 101 1.14
Write-in Others 8,801 98.87
Total votes 8,902 100

General election
President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent) 1,355,407 96.11
Write-in Others 54,917 3.89
Total votes 1,410,324 100

Cook County Board of Commissioners
2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
November 6, 2018
All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 13 4
Seats won 15 2
Seat change 2 2

The 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

Seven new members were elected,[10] and ten incumbents were reelected. Three incumbents did not seek reelection. Four incumbents lost reelection, with two being defeated in primaries and the other two losing their general elections.

Nine races saw a Democrat unchallenged in the general election.

Two elections saw seats change party, in both instances seeing an incumbent Republican losing to a Democratic challenger, creating a net gain of two seats for Democrats and a net loss of two seats for Republicans.

1st district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Richard Boykin, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Brandon Johnson by a margin of 0.88%. Johnson went on to win the general election unopposed.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Johnson 24,863 50.44
Democratic Richard Boykin (incumbent) 24,426 49.56
Total votes 49,289 100
Republican

Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in Others 74 100.00
Total votes 74 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Brandon Johnson 88,590 100.00
Total votes 88,590 100

2nd district

Incumbent Commissioner Dennis Deer, who was appointed in 2017 to fill the vacancy left by the death in office of Robert Steele, won election to his first full term.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Deer (incumbent) 11,522 32.59
Democratic Eddie Johnson III 7,482 21.16
Democratic Darryl D. Smith 6,824 19.30
Democratic Lupe Aguirre 5,353 15.14
Democratic Paul J. Montes II 3,976 11.25
Write-in Others 196 0.55
Total votes 35,353 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dennis Deer (incumbent) 78,380 100.00
Total votes 78,380 100

3rd district

Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, did not seek reelection. Democrat Bill Lowry was elected to succeed him.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Lowry 17,814 33.29
Democratic Patricia Horton 11,518 21.52
Democratic Charise A. Williams 9,373 17.51
Democratic Joshua Gray 5,145 9.61
Democratic Horace "Washington" Howard 4,774 8.92
Democratic Steven R. Wolfe 4,124 7.71
Democratic Erick M. Nickerson 769 1.44
Total votes 53,517 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] Republicans ultimately nominated George Blakemore.

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bill Lowry 101,576 89.57
Republican George Blakemore 11,834 10.43
Total votes 113,410 100

4th district

Incumbent Commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat who was appointed to the office in 2013 and was elected outright to a full term in 2014, won reelection to a second full term.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley S. Moore (incumbent) 24,117 48.11
Democratic Maria M. Barlow 17,951 35.81
Democratic Marcel Bright 4,730 9.44
Democratic Gaylon Alcaraz 3,326 6.64
Total votes 50,124 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Stanley S. Moore (incumbent) 88,736 100.00
Total votes 88,736 100

5th district

Incumbent sixth-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 33,790 76.69
Democratic Timothy "Tim" Parker 6,732 15.28
Democratic Audrey Lynn Tanksley 3,427 7.78
Write-in Others 113 0.26
Total votes 44,062 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 81,711 100.00
Total votes 81,711 100

6th district

Incumbent Commissioner Ed Moody, a Democrat who was appointed to the seat in 2016 following the death in office of Joan Patricia Murphy,[11] did not seek reelection. Democrat Donna Miller was elected to succeed him.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Miller 17,907 43.38
Democratic Patricia Joan Murphy 16,762 40.61
Democratic Louis Presta 6,611 16.02
Total votes 41,280 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Donna Miller 82,556 100.00
Total votes 82,556 100

7th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Jesús "Chuy" García, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for election to Illinois's 4th congressional district. Democrat Alma Anaya was elected to succeed him.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alma E. Anaya 14,159 56.85
Democratic Angeles Sandoval 10,664 42.81
Write-in Others 85 0.34
Total votes 24,908 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alma E. Anaya 41,759 100.00
Total votes 41,759 100

8th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr., a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luis Arroyo Jr. (incumbent) 30,512 99.11
Write-in Others 273 0.89
Total votes 30,785 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Walter Zarnecki 1,253 67.80
Republican Renne "Tex" Chavez 595 32.20
Total votes 1,848 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luis Arroyo Jr. (incumbent) 73,296 89.29
Republican Walter Zarnecki 8,792 10.71
Total votes 82,088 100

9th district

Incumbent sixth-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank L. McPartlin 28,673 100.00
Total votes 28,673 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 13,988 100.00
Total votes 13,988 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 55,612 52.24
Democratic Frank L. McPartlin 50,839 47.76
Total votes 106,451 100

10th district

Incumbent Commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat first appointed in 2009 and elected outright to two full-terms, was reelected.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Gainer (incumbent) 37,529 74.22
Democratic Mary Ann Kosiak 13,034 25.78
Total votes 50,563 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Gainer (incumbent) 113,803 100.00
Total votes 113,803 100

11th district

Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 44,236 100.00
Total votes 44,236 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Steven S. Graves 3,381 51.70
Republican Carl Segvich 3,159 48.30
Total votes 6,540 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 71,997 73.56
Republican Steven S. Graves 25,872 26.44
Total votes 97,869 100

12th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner John Fritchey, a Democrat, lost reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Bridget Degnen, who went on to win the general election unopposed.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Degnen 23,703 55.36
Democratic John Fritchey (incumbent) 19,113 44.64
Total votes 42,816 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Degnen 93,561 100.00
Total votes 93,561 100

13th district

Incumbent fourth-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 30,009 57.00
Democratic Bushra Amiwala 13,988 26.57
Democratic Daniel Foster 8,653 16.43
Total votes 52,650 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Chris J. Hanusiak 6,708 100.00
Total votes 6,708 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 95,500 77.54
Republican Chris J. Hanusiak 27,662 22.46
Total votes 123,162 100

14th district

Incumbent fifth-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Scott R. Britton.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott R. Britton 26,728 100.00
Total votes 26,728 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 15,330 100.00
Total votes 15,330 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Scott R. Britton 62,792 54.19
Republican Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 53,079 45.81
Total votes 115,871 100

15th district

Incumbent third-term Commissioner Tim Schneider, a Republican, lost reelection to Democrat Kevin B. Morrison.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin B. Morrison 11,756 50.02
Democratic Ravi Raju 11,746 49.98
Total votes 23,502 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Timothy Owen Schneider (incumbent) 13,157 100.00
Total votes 13,157 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kevin B. Morrison 52,807 54.93
Republican Timothy Owen Schneider (incumbent) 43,331 45.07
Total votes 96,138 100

16th district

Incumbent second-term Commissioner Jeff Tobolski, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Tobolski (incumbent) 22,117 100.00
Total votes 22,117 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Tobolski (incumbent) 54,322 100.00
Total votes 54,322 100

17th district

Incumbent Commissioner Sean M. Morrison, a Republican appointed in 2015 following the resignation of Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman,[12] was reelected, defeating his Democratic opponent, Abdelnasser Rashid, by a narrow 1.14% margin in the general election.

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abdelnasser Rashid 29,154 100.00
Total votes 29,154 100
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean M. Morrison (incumbent) 16,189 100.00
Total votes 16,189 100

General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Sean M. Morrison (incumbent) 61,572 50.57
Democratic Abdelnasser Rashid 60,195 49.43
Total votes 88,590 100

Cook County Board of Review
2018 Cook County Board of Review election
November 6, 2018
2 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
2 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 2 1
Seats after 2 1
Seat change
Seats up 2 0
Races won 2 0

In the 2018 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, each Democratic-held, out of its three seats were up for election. Both incumbents won reelection, running unopposed in both their primary and general election races.

The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.[13]

2nd district

Incumbent second-term member Michael Cabonargi, a Democrat last reelected in 2016, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[13]

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) 228,367 100.00
Total votes 228,367 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) 468,818 100.00
Total votes 468,818 100

3rd district

Incumbent fourth-term member Larry Rogers Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2014, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[13]

Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent) 228,367 100.00
Total votes 228,367 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election
Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent) 480,701 100.00
Total votes 480,701 100

Water Reclamation District Board
2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
November 6, 2018
5 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party Third party
 
Party Democratic Republican Green
Seats before 8 0 0
Seats after 9 0 0
Seat change 1
Seats up 4 0 0
Races won 5 0 0

In the 2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and two were special elections due to a vacancies.[2]

At-large election

Three six year term seats were up for an at-large election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates,[14] and the top-three finishers would win.

Three of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Kari Steele, Debra Shore, and Martin Durkan, all three Democrats. Steele and Shore won reelection to two of the seats, while Darkan lost renomination in the Democratic primary. Democrat Marcelino Garcia also won election was newly elected to the third seat.[15]

Primaries
Democratic
Water Reclamation District Board at-large election Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Marcelino Garcia 218,217 45.63
Democratic Debra Shore (incumbent) 436,325 31.15
Democratic Kari K. Steele (incumbent) 393,570 28.10
Democratic Martin J. Durkan (incumbent) 259,701 18.54
Write-in Others 24,602 1.76
Total votes 1,400,738 100
Republican
Water Reclamation District Board at-large election Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican R. Cary Capparelli 92,637 63.25
Republican Shundar Lin 53,832 36.75
Total votes 146,469 100
Green
Water Reclamation District Board at-large election Green primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Karen Roothaan 127 32.65
Green Tammie Felicia Vinson 127 32.65
Green Christopher Anthony 135 34.70
Total votes 146,469 100

General election
Water Reclamation District Board at-large election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Debra Shore (incumbent) 1,025,409 26.52
Democratic Kari K. Steele (incumbent) 912,598 23.60
Democratic Marcelino Garcia 841,193 21.75
Republican R. Cary Capparelli 332,435 8.60
Republican Shundar Lin 263,494 6.81
Green Christopher Anthony 171,927 4.45
Green Karen Roothaan 172,278 4.46
Green Tammie Felicia Vinson 147,638 3.82
Total votes 3,866,972 100

Unexpired term, vacancy of Santos (2 years)

A special election was held to fill the seat vacated by Cynthia Santos following her 2016 appointment to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. The seat had been filled by interim appointee David Walsh up until the election.[15]

Primaries
Democratic
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Neely Dubuclet 561,695 96.48
Write-in Others 20,473 3.52
Total votes 582,168 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

Green
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) Green primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Green Rachel Wales 165 100.00
Total votes 165 100

General election
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Kimberly Neely Dubuclet 1,173,498 77.07
Green Rachel Wales 349,053 22.93
Total votes 1,522,551 100

Unexpired term, vacancy of Bradford (2 years)

Three days before the candidate filing deadline, incumbent Water Reclamation District Board member Timothy Bradford's died, leaving his seat vacant. A special election was scheduled to fill his seat.[15] No candidates filed in time to be included on the primary ballots, but Cam Davis won the Democratic Party nomination and Geoffrey Cubbage won the Green Party nomination, each as write-in candidates.[15] Cam Davis won the general election.[15]

Primaries
Democratic
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in M. Cameron “Cam” Davis 28,505 22.83
Write-in Simon Gordon 1,681 1.35
Write-in Frank Avila 515 0.41
Write-in Karen Bond 316 0.25
Write-in Sharon Waller 214 0.17
Write-in Joe Cook 198 0.16
Write-in Sergio Bocanegra 14 0.01
Write-in Others 93,406 74.82
Total votes 124,849 100
Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

Green
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) Green primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Write-in Geoffrey Cubbage 76 88.37
Write-in Others 10 11.63
Total votes 86 100

General election
Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic M. Cameron "Cam" Davis 1,189,922 78.96
Green Geoffrey Cubbage 317,149 21.04
Total votes 1,507,071 100

Judicial elections
See also: 2018 Illinois judicial elections

10 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. In each of these races, Democratic nominees went unchallenged in the general election.[1] Retention elections were also held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. For the first time in three decades, a Circuit Court of Cook County judge (Matthew Coghlan) lost retention.[16]

29 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1] Retention elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships.

Ballot questions

Four ballot questions were included on ballots county-wide. One was included on primary ballots in March, while the other three were included on general election ballots in November.

March

Legalize Marijuana
See also: Cannabis in Illinois

A ballot question was referred by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to the voters of Cook County as to whether or not the County's voters advise the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana.[17] All 17 members of the Board of Commissioners had unanimously approved holding this ballot question.[17]

The question asked,

Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use by adults 21 and older subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?[17]

Legalize Marijuana ballot question[2][3][4]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 597,542 68.39
No 276,205 31.61
Total votes 873,747 100
Voter turnout 28.71%

November

Earned Sick Time

A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a law that allows workers to earn up to 40 hours a year of sick time.[18]

The ballot measure asked the question,

Shall your municipality match the Cook County earned sick time law which allows for workers to earn up to 40 hours (5 days) of sick time a year to take care of their own health or a family member’s health?[18]

Earned Sick Time ballot question[1][5][6]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 1,477,938 89.46
No 174,164 10.54
Total votes 1,652,102 100
Voter turnout 53.45%


Gun Dealer Penalties

A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether they believed that Illinois should strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State.[19]

The ballot measure asked the question,

Should the State of Illinois strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State?[19]

Gun Dealer Penalties ballot question[1][5][6]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 1,517,753 91.51
No 140,796 8.49
Total votes 1,658,549 100
Voter turnout 53.66%

Min Wage 13

A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a $13 per hour minimum wage.[20]

The ballot measure asked the question,

Shall the minimum wage in your municipality match the $13 per hour Cook County minimum wage law for adults over the age of 18 by July 1, 2020, and be indexed to the consumer price index after that?[20]

Min Wage 13 ballot question[1][5][6]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 1,386,214 84.60
No 252,270 15.40
Total votes 1,638,484 100
Voter turnout 53.01%
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Notes

    References
    1. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
    2. "Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
    3. "Cook County Primary Election March 20, 2018 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    4. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MARCH 20, 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    5. "Cook County General Election November 6, 2018 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    6. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    7. Sharma, Manas; Mellnik, Ted; Fischer-Baum, Reuben (December 31, 2018). "How did voter turnout in your county compare to the 2016 presidential election?". Washington Post.
    8. Aytaç, S. Erdem; Stokes, Susan (November 20, 2018). "Americans just set a turnout record for the midterms, voting at the highest rate since 1914. This explains why". Washington Post.
    9. "Jan Kowalski McDonald". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
    10. Donavan, Lisa; Pratt, Gregory (November 7, 2018). "In Cook County Board races, Republican strongholds lose grip to blue wave — and a lot of green". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved March 20, 2020.
    11. Koeske, Zak (October 8, 2016). "Moody unanimous choice for vacant Cook County Board seat". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
    12. Zumbach, Lauren (July 22, 2015). "Morrison appointed to replace Gorman as Cook County commissioner". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 9, 2020.
    13. "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
    14. Blumberg, Nick; Palmore, Rebecca (October 9, 2018). "2018 General Election: Commissioner, Metropolitan Water Reclamation District". WTTW News. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
    15. "Municipal elections in Cook County, Illinois (2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
    16. Lourgos, Angie Leventis; Crepeau, Megan (November 8, 2018). "Cook County voters oust judge for 1st time in decades, while suspended DuPage County judge wins retention". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
    17. "Cook County, Illinois, Marijuana Legalization Advisory Question (March 2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
    18. "Cook County, Illinois, Earned Sick Time for Workers Measure (November 2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
    19. "Cook County, Illinois, Firearms Measure (November 2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
    20. "Cook County, Illinois, Minimum Wage Measure (November 2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
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