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2020 Cook County elections
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Election dates
Filing deadline: December 2, 2019
Primary election: March 17, 2020
General election: November 3, 2020
Election stats
Offices up: Clerk of the circuit court, County state's attorney, County board of review commissioner, County water reclamation district board member, Circuit court judgeships, Subcircuit court judgeships
Total seats up: 104
Election type: Partisan
Other municipal elections
U.S. municipal elections, 2020

Cook County, Illinois, held general elections for clerk of the circuit court, county state's attorney, county board of review commissioner, county water reclamation district board member, circuit court judgeships, and subcircuit court judgeships on November 3, 2020. A primary election was scheduled for March 17, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was December 2, 2019.

Election procedure changes in 2020

See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020

Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.

Illinois modified its absentee/mail-in voting and candidate filing procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:

  • Absentee/mail-in voting: Mail-in ballot applications were sent to all registered voters in the general election who cast ballots in the 2018 general election, the 2019 consolidated election, or the 2020 primary election.
  • Candidate filing procedures: The following changes were made to the filing procedures for unaffiliated and new-party candidates: petition signature requirements were reduced to 10 percent of their original numbers; candidates were authorized to collect petition signatures electronically; and the filing deadline was extended to July 20, 2020.

For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.

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Clerk of the circuit court

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State's attorney

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Board of review commissioner

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Water reclamation district board

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    Judicial elections

    Cook County Circuit Court

    Bellows vacancy

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      Coghlan vacancy

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        Ford vacancy

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          Funderburk vacancy

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            Larsen vacancy

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              Mason vacancy

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                McCarthy vacancy

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                  Murphy Gorman vacancy

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                    O'Brien vacancy

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                      Patti vacancy

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                        Roti vacancy

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                          C. Sheehan vacancy

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                            K. Sheehan vacancy

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                              Cook County Circuit Court Subcircuits

                              Brooks vacancy (1st Subcircuit)

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                                Crawford vacancy (1st Subcircuit)

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                                  2nd Subcircuit judgeship vacancy

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                                    Filan vacancy (3rd Subcircuit)

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                                      Flynn vacancy (3rd Subcircuit)

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                                        Murphy vacancy (3rd Subcircuit)

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                                          Nega vacancy (6th Subcircuit)

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                                            Pantle vacancy (6th Subcircuit)

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                                              Jackson vacancy (7th Subcircuit)

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                                                Fleming vacancy (8th Subcircuit)

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                                                  Gubin vacancy (8th Subcircuit)

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                                                    Axelrood vacancy (9th Subcircuit)

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                                                      Luckman vacancy (9th Subcircuit)

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                                                        Allen vacancy (10th Subcircuit)

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                                                          McGing vacancy (10th Subcircuit)

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                                                            O’Brien vacancy (10th Subcircuit)

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                                                              Hanlon vacancy (12th Subcircuit)

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                                                              Kulys Hoffman vacancy (13th Subcircuit)

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                                                              Bertucci vacancy (14th Subcircuit)

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                                                                Lacy vacancy (14th Subcircuit)

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                                                                  Griffin vacancy (15th Subcircuit)

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                                                                    Judicial retention elections

                                                                    Cook County Circuit Court

                                                                    Cook County Circuit Court retention elections, 2020

                                                                    • Incumbents are marked with an (i) after their name.
                                                                    Office Candidates
                                                                    Retention election for Andrea M. Buford

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngAndrea M. Buford (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Bridget Anne Mitchell

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngBridget Anne Mitchell (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Caroline K. Moreland

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngCaroline K. Moreland (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Cynthia Cobbs

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngCynthia Cobbs (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Daniel J. Kubasiak

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngDaniel J. Kubasiak (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Debra B. Walker

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngDebra B. Walker (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Diana Rosario

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngDiana Rosario (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Diane Gordon-Cannon

                                                                    This general election was canceled.

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                                                                    Diane Gordon-Cannon (i)

                                                                    Retention election for James Flannery

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJames Flannery (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Joan Powell

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                                                                    Retention election for Kerry Kennedy

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngKerry Kennedy (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Kristal Rivers

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngKristal Rivers (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Kristyna C. Ryan

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngKristyna C. Ryan (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Laura Sullivan

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngLaura Sullivan (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Lewis Nixon

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngLewis Nixon (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Margaret Brennan

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngMargaret Brennan (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Maritza Martinez

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                                                                    Retention election for Mary Ellen Coghlan

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngMary Ellen Coghlan (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Maureen Ward Kirby

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngMaureen Ward Kirby (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Michael Hyman

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Hyman (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Michael Toomin

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngMichael Toomin (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Patricia O'Brien Sheahan

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia O'Brien Sheahan (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Shelley Sutker-Dermer

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngShelley Sutker-Dermer (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Thomas J. Byrne

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngThomas J. Byrne (i)
                                                                    Retention election for Thomas J. Carroll

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngThomas J. Carroll (i)
                                                                    Retention election for William B. Raines

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                                                                    1st Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngDonna L. Cooper (i)
                                                                    2nd Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngSteven G. Watkins (i)
                                                                    3rd Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJanet Adams-Brosnahan (i)
                                                                    3rd Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngKenneth J. Wadas (i)
                                                                    3rd Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick J. Sherlock (i)
                                                                    3rd Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngTerrence J. McGuire (i)
                                                                    4th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn J. Mahoney (i)
                                                                    4th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Michael Allegretti (i)
                                                                    4th Subcircuit

                                                                    This general election was canceled.

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                                                                    Patrick T. Rogers (i)

                                                                    4th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPeter A. Felice (i)
                                                                    5th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngCasandra Lewis (i)
                                                                    5th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngDominique C. Ross (i)
                                                                    5th Subcircuit

                                                                     ✖Jackie Portman-Brown (i)
                                                                    6th Subcircuit

                                                                     ✖Mauricio Araujo (i) (unofficially withdrew)
                                                                    6th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngRaul Vega (i)
                                                                    7th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJudy Rice (i)
                                                                    7th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPatricia M. Martin (i)
                                                                    7th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngRobert D. Kuzas (i)
                                                                    8th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngAnn Collins-Dole (i)
                                                                    8th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngRobert E. Gordon (i)
                                                                    9th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngAbbey Fishman Romanek (i)
                                                                    9th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngAnjana Hansen (i)
                                                                    9th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngMegan Elizabeth Goldish (i)
                                                                    10th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngAnthony C. Kyriakopoulos (i)
                                                                    10th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngDiana L. Kenworthy (i)
                                                                    10th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngGregory J. Wojkowski (i)
                                                                    10th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngUrsula Walowski (i)
                                                                    11th Subcircuit

                                                                    This general election was canceled.

                                                                    Did not make the ballot:
                                                                    Dennis M. McGuire (i)

                                                                    11th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPamela McLean Meyerson (i)
                                                                    12th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJames Paul Pieczonka (i)
                                                                    12th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPamela E. Loza (i)
                                                                    13th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJohn Curry (i)
                                                                    14th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngEdward A. Arce (i)
                                                                    14th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngJames N. O'Hara (i)
                                                                    14th Subcircuit

                                                                    This general election was canceled.

                                                                    Did not make the ballot:
                                                                    James R. Brown (i)

                                                                    15th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngAnna Helen Demacopoulos (i)
                                                                    15th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngChris Lawler (i)
                                                                    15th Subcircuit

                                                                    Green check mark transparent.pngPatrick Kevin Coughlin (i)


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                                                                    Past elections

                                                                    2018

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

                                                                    Cook County, Illinois, held general elections for county commission president, county commissioner, county assessor, county clerk, county sheriff, county treasurer, county board of review commissioner, and county water reclamation district board member on November 6, 2018. If a race had multiple candidates for a party nomination, a primary was held on March 20, 2018.

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                                                                    About the county

                                                                    See also: Cook County, Illinois

                                                                    The county government of Cook County is located in Chicago, Illinois. The county was first established in 1831. It covers a total of 946 square miles of land in northeast Illinois. As of 2020, its population was 5,275,541.

                                                                    County government

                                                                    See also: Government of Cook County, Illinois

                                                                    Cook County is overseen by a 17-member board of commissioners. Each commissioner is elected by district to a four-year term. Residents also elect a three-member board of review, county assessor, state's attorney, county sheriff, clerk of the circuit court, county clerk, county treasurer, and county recorder.

                                                                    Demographics

                                                                    The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.

                                                                    Demographic Data for Cook County, Illinois
                                                                    Cook County Illinois
                                                                    Population 5,275,541 12,812,508
                                                                    Land area (sq mi) 944 55,512
                                                                    Race and ethnicity**
                                                                    White 54.4% 69.8%
                                                                    Black/African American 23.3% 14.1%
                                                                    Asian 7.5% 5.6%
                                                                    Native American 0.3% 0.3%
                                                                    Pacific Islander 0% 0%
                                                                    Two or more 4.9% 4.2%
                                                                    Hispanic/Latino 25.3% 17.2%
                                                                    Education
                                                                    High school graduation rate 87.7% 89.7%
                                                                    College graduation rate 40% 35.5%
                                                                    Income
                                                                    Median household income $67,886 $68,428
                                                                    Persons below poverty level 13.7% 12%
                                                                    Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2015-2020).
                                                                    **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


                                                                    Pivot Counties

                                                                    See also: Pivot Counties by state

                                                                    Eleven of 102 Illinois counties—10.8 percent—are Pivot Counties. These are counties that voted for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012 and for Donald Trump (R) in 2016. Altogether, the nation had 206 Pivot Counties, with most being concentrated in upper midwestern and northeastern states.

                                                                    Counties won by Trump in 2016 and Obama in 2012 and 2008
                                                                    County Trump margin of victory in 2016 Obama margin of victory in 2012 Obama margin of victory in 2008
                                                                    Alexander County, Illinois 8.30% 13.65% 12.62%
                                                                    Carroll County, Illinois 26.69% 1.49% 4.81%
                                                                    Fulton County, Illinois 14.93% 11.04% 21.33%
                                                                    Henderson County, Illinois 28.43% 12.25% 17.67%
                                                                    Henry County, Illinois 20.99% 3.08% 7.74%
                                                                    Jo Daviess County, Illinois 14.64% 1.16% 10.49%
                                                                    Knox County, Illinois 2.91% 17.37% 19.89%
                                                                    Mercer County, Illinois 20.36% 7.39% 11.91%
                                                                    Putnam County, Illinois 19.92% 1.82% 15.64%
                                                                    Warren County, Illinois 16.50% 5.47% 8.08%
                                                                    Whiteside County, Illinois 6.18% 17.02% 17.56%

                                                                    In the 2016 presidential election, Hillary Clinton (D) won Illinois with 55.8 percent of the vote. Donald Trump (R) received 38.8 percent. In presidential elections between 1900 and 2016, Illinois voted Republican 50 percent of the time and Democratic 50 percent of the time. Illinois voted Democratic in all five elections from 2000 to 2016.

                                                                    Presidential results by legislative district

                                                                    The following table details results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections by state House districts in Illinois. Click [show] to expand the table. The "Obama," "Romney," "Clinton," and "Trump" columns describe the percent of the vote each presidential candidate received in the district. The "2012 Margin" and "2016 Margin" columns describe the margin of victory between the two presidential candidates in those years. The "Party Control" column notes which party held that seat heading into the 2018 general election. Data on the results of the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections broken down by state legislative districts was compiled by Daily Kos.[1][2]

                                                                    In 2012, Barack Obama (D) won 75 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 39.2 points. In 2016, Hillary Clinton (D) won 76 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 42.1 points. Clinton won 13 districts controlled by Republicans heading into the 2018 elections.
                                                                    In 2012, Mitt Romney (R) won 43 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 15 points. In 2016, Donald Trump (R) won 42 out of 118 state House districts in Illinois with an average margin of victory of 22.1 points. Trump won four districts controlled by Democrats heading into the 2018 elections.

                                                                    See also

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