1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
November 3, 1998
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 11 6
Seats won 12 5
Seat change Increase 1 Decrease 1
Popular vote 791,445 332,957
Percentage 70.39% 29.61%

The 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 3, 1998.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 17, 1998.[2] It coincided with other 1998 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including the election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners). It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.


1st district

Incumbent commissioner Darlena Williams-Burnett, a Democrat appointed in 1997 after fellow Democrat Danny K. Davis resigned to serve in the United States House of Representatives, lost renomination in the Democratic primary to Earlean Collins.[2][3][4][5] Collins would go on to win the general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earlean Collins 15,001 45.26
Democratic Darlena Williams-Burnett (incumbent) 11,968 36.11
Democratic Lori L. Jordan 3,271 9.87
Democratic Brenetta Howell Barrett 2,901 8.75
Total votes 33,141 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Luther Franklin Spence 1,583 100
Total votes 1,583 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earlean Collins 62,134 88.80
Republican Luther Franklin Spence 7,835 11.20
Total votes 69,969 100

2nd district

Incumbent third-term commissioner Bobbie L. Steele, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) 26,141 100
Total votes 26,141 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele (incumbent) 61,487 100
Total votes 61,487 100

3rd district

Incumbent commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed office in 1985, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 38,266 100
Total votes 38,266 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nathan Peoples 1,385 100
Total votes 1,385 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jerry "Iceman" Butler (incumbent) 72,279 91.25
Republican Nathan Peoples 6,928 8.75
Total votes 79,207 100

4th district

Incumbent commissioner John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 51,551 100
Total votes 51,551 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 91,847 100
Total votes 91,847 100

5th district

Incumbent first-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) 20,457 55.04
Democratic William "Bill" Lockhart 16,711 44.96
Total votes 37,168 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 75,008 100
Total votes 75,008 100

6th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Bud Fleming, a Republican, unsuccessfully sought reelection, being unseated by Democratic nominee William Moran.[6] Moran's victory of Flemming was considered an upset victory. Before winning this race, Moran had been regarded as a perennial candidate.[7][8]

Primaries

Democratic

William Moran, who had never held office, defeated John David Desimone, who had served as President of the Chicago Heights Park District since 1995.[9]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Moran 10,089 58.26
Democratic John David Desimone 7,229 41.74
Total votes 17,318 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Barclav "Bud" Fleming (incumbent) 7,670 51.21
Republican Cindy Panayotovich 7,309 48.79
Total votes 14,979 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic William Moran 36,771 50.40
Republican Barclav "Bud" Fleming (incumbent) 36,186 49.60
Total votes 72,957 100

7th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 15,120 100
Total votes 15,120 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Irma C. Lopez 1,156 100
Total votes 1,156 100

General election

Republican primary winner Irma C. Lopez was replaced on the ballot by Alberto Alva.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 25,587 84.27
Republican Alberto Alva 4,962 15.73
Total votes 30,549 100

8th district

Incumbent first-term commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the primary and general election.

Primaries

Democratic

Incumbent Roberto Maldono was challenged by Francisco Duprey, who had served as the director of school services for Chicago Public Schools and had also led Chicago's Department of Economic Development.[10][11]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 12,619 64.97
Democratic Francisco Duprey 6,803 35.03
Total votes 19,422 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 31,356 100
Total votes 31,356 100

9th district

Incumbent first-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 Joan A. Sullivan 17,569 63.66
Democratic Frank Nino 10,029 36.34
Total votes 27,598 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 8,534 100
Total votes 8,534 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Peter N. Silvestri (incumbent) 47,720 55.76
Democratic Joan A. Sullivan 37,854 44.24
Total votes 85,574 100

10th district

Incumbent second-term commissioner Maria Pappas, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead opting to run for Cook County Treasurer. Democrat Mike Quigley was elected to succeed her in office.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Quigley 11,185 44.78
Democratic Ralph Martire 6,799 27.22
Democratic Peter Miller 2,604 10.43
Democratic Brian J. Berg 2,536 10.15
Democratic Stefanos "Scott" Venable 1,854 7.42
Total votes 24,978 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Quigley 56,208 100
Total votes 56,208 100

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) 42,616 100
Total votes 42,616 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Walsh 3,541 100
Total votes 3,541 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 70,457 76.49
Republican William Walsh 21,654 23.51
Total votes 92,111 100

12th district

Incumbent third-term[12] commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) 22,785 48.87
Total votes 22,785 100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[1]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thaddeus "Ted" Lechowicz (incumbent) 47,588 100
Total votes 47,588 100

13th district

Incumbent first-term Commissioner Calvin Sutker, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) 22,650 100
Total votes 22,650 100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Calvin R. Sutker (incumbent) 53,277 70.74
Republican Ellen R. Schrodt 22,037 29.26
Total votes 75,314 100

14th district

Incumbent commissioner Richard Siebel, a Republican, did not seek reelection. Republican Gregg Goslin was elected to succeed him.

Primaries

Democratic

No candidates ran in the Democratic primary.[2]

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Goslin 10,539 51.38
Republican Delores Stephan 9,974 48.62
Total votes 20,513 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gregg Goslin 45,781 59.27
Democratic Joyce Thompson Fitzgerald 31,458 40.73
Total votes 77,239 100

15th district

Incumbent sixth-term[13] commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bridget Mary White 3,955 63.24
Democratic Ronald G. Bobkowski 2,299 36.76
Total votes 11,611 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 8,047 50.72
Republican Michael S. Olszewski 5,431 34.23
Republican Kenneth B. Dubinsky 2,388 15.05
Total votes 15,866 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Carl R. Hansen (incumbent) 35,681 61.00
Democratic Bridget Mary White 22,810 39.00
Total votes 58,491 100

16th district

Incumbent Commissioner Allan C. Carr, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Bertone 9,970 100
Total votes 9,970 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Allan C. Carr (incumbent) 13,934 100
Total votes 13,934 100

General election

Democrat nominee John E. Bertone withdrew and was not replaced on the ballot.[14]

Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alan C. Carr (incumbent) 53,453 100
Total votes 53,453 100

17th district

Incumbent third-term[15] commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John K. Murphy 10,227 100
Total votes 10,227 100

Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 15,613 100
Total votes 15,613 100

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. (incumbent) 50,720 56.82
Democratic John K. Murphy 38,545 43.18
Total votes 89,265 100

Summarizing statistics

Contest summary
PartySeats held beforeSeats contested
Democratic1116
Republican611
Vote summary
PartyPopular voteSeats won
Democratic791,445 (70.39%)12
Republican332,957 (29.61%)5
Total1,124,402—
Fate of incumbents
PartyTotal incumbentsIncumbents that sought reelection/retiredIncumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primariesIncumbents that won/lost general election
Democratic1110 sought reelection
1 retired		9 won re-nomination
1 lost re-nomination		9 won
0 lost
Republican65 sought reelection
1 retired		5 won re-nomination
0 lost re-nomination		4 won
1 lost
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
PartyReturning membersNewly elected members
Democratic93
Republican41

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1998" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Darlena Williams-Burnett". www.ourcampaigns.com. Our Campaigns. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "CHICAGO OBSERVER". Crain's Chicago Business. 12 December 1998. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com". primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 13 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Ziemba, Stanleyriter Janice Neumann contributed to this (1 November 2001). "County Board contest big draw". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  7. ↑ "Editorial board questionnaires and endorsements -- chicagotribune.com". primaries2010.elections.chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  8. ↑ "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Smith, Scott D. (6 March 1998). "6th District Democrats gear up for showdown". nwitimes.com. The Times of Northwest Indiana. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. ↑ O'Brien, Dennis (6 September 1996). "OFFICIAL ADMITS PRIOR KNOWLEDGE OF BUS PROBLEMS". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  11. ↑ Galvan, Manuel (16 September 1986). "HISPANIC ALDERMAN MAY GO AFTER WASHINGTON'S JOB". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  12. ↑ "Ex-Cook Commissioner 'Ted' Lechowicz dies". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 5 January 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  13. ↑ Pohl, Kimberly (3 February 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
  14. ↑ Cohen, Laurie; Becker, Robert; Pallasch, Abdon M. (28 October 1998). "AN INVISIBLE CANDIDATE OUT OF RACE". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  15. ↑ "HERBERT T. SCHUMANN SR". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. 21 November 1990. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
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