2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2002.[1][2]

2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections

← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →
Turnout71.50%

Primaries were held March 21, 2000.[3]

Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

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2000 was a presidential election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races (President and House) and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

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Primary election

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Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.26%.[4] The city of Chicago saw 32.82% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 23.13% turnout.[5][6]

Vote totals of primaries[3]
Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals
Democratic 424,642 148,370 573,012
Republican 27,701 124,830 152,531
Nonpartisan 2,086 8,841 10,927
Total 454,429 282,041 736,470

General election

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The general election saw 71.50% turnout, with 1,988,821 ballots cast.[4] Chicago saw 70.22% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 72.94% turnout.[2][5]

Clerk of the Circuit Court

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2000 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout59.04%[1][2][4]
     
Candidate Dorothy A. Brown Nancy F. Mynard
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,197,773 444,336
Percentage 72.94% 27.06%

Clerk before election

Aurelia Pucinski
Republican

Elected Clerk

Dorothy A. Brown
Democratic

In the 2000 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent third-term clerk Aurelia Pucinski, a Republican who had been elected as a Democrat (switching parties in 1998), did not seek reelection.[7] Democrat Dorothy A. Brown was elected to succeed her.

Brown's election made her the first African-American to serve as clerk of the circuit court of Cook County.[8]

Primaries

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Democratic

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Candidates

The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:

Candidate Experience Ref
  Dorothy A. Brown General Auditor for the CTA since 1991
Candidate for Chicago City Treasurer in 1999
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  Patrick Levar Chicago Alderman for the 45th Ward since 1987 [7]
  Joe Moore Chicago Alderman for the 49th Ward since 1991 [11]
  Patricia Young Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago since 1992 [7][12]
Results
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dorothy A. Brown 222,906 48.54
Democratic Patrick J. Levar 126,642 27.58
Democratic Patricia Young 57,999 12.63
Democratic Joe Moore 51,673 11.26
Total votes 459,254 100

Republican

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Candidate

The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:

  • Nancy Mynard, information technology company executive[7]
Results
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Nancy F. Mynard 97,149 100
Total votes 97,149 100

General election

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Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Dorothy A. Brown 1,197,773 72.94
Republican Nancy F. Mynard 444,336 27.06
Total votes 1,642,109 100

Recorder of Deeds

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2000 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election
← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout57.50%[1][2][4]
 
Candidate Eugene Moore Arthur D. Sutton
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,167,630 431,717
Percentage 73.01% 26.99%

Recorder of Deeds before election

Eugene Moore
Democratic

Elected Recorder of Deeds

Eugene Moore
Democratic

In the 2000 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, was elected to his first full term. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (after Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State).

Primaries

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Democratic

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Candidate

The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:

Results
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent) 353,823 100
Total votes 353,823 100

Republican

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Candidate

The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:

  • Arthur D. Sutton
Results
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Arthur D. Sutton 95,678 100
Total votes 95,678 100

General election

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Cook County Recorder of Deeds election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Eugene "Gene" Moore (incumbent) 1,167,630 73.01
Republican Arthur D. Sutton 431,717 26.99
Total votes 1,599,347 100

State's Attorney

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2000 Cook County State's Attorney election
← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout61.42%[1][2][4]
 
Candidate Richard A. Devine David P. Gaughan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,337,578 370,678
Percentage 78.30% 21.70%

State's Attorney before election

Richard A. Devine
Democratic

Elected State's Attorney

Richard A. Devine
Democratic

In the 2000 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term State's Attorney Richard A. Devine, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

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Democratic

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Candidate

The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:

Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Devine (incumbent) 379,990 100
Total votes 379,990 100

Republican

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Candidate

The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:

  • David P. Gaughan, former Assistant Cook County State's Attorney (1989–1999)[13]
Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David P. Gaughan 96,112 100
Total votes 96,112 100

General election

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Cook County State’s Attorney election[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard A. Devine (incumbent) 1,337,578 78.30
Republican David P. Gaughan 370,678 21.70
Total votes 1,708,256 100

Water Reclamation District Board

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2000 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →

4 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority
  First party Second party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats after 9 0

In the 2000 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were up in a regularly-scheduled at-large election, while a fourth seat was up in for a separate special election.[1][2][3]

Judicial elections

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Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies. Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.[1][2]

Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[1][2] Retention elections were held for other judgeships.

Ballot questions

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One ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary.

Tobacco Settlement

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A ballot question involving tobacco settlement funds was included on the March primary ballot.

Tobacco Settlement[3]
Candidate Votes %
Yes 421,260 86.70
No 64,608 13.30
Total votes 485,868 100

Other elections

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Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on 1 March 2005.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER, 2000 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2000" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. ^ "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS For the General Primary Election held in each of the precincts in all the wards of the City of Chicago, on Tuesday, March 21, 2000 A.D." (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  7. ^ a b c d Hanna, Janan (25 October 2000). "COURT CLERK FOES HOPE TO PHASE OUT FRICTION". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved 23 June 2020.
  8. ^ "African Americans and the Vote: Firsts in Cook County Leadership | CookCountyIL.gov". www.cookcountyil.gov. Government of Cook County. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. ^ Sjostrom, Joseph (February 7, 1999). "Treasurer Candidate Brown To Address City Club Of Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2012-12-22.
  10. ^ "Election Results for 1999 General Election, Treasurer, City of Chicago, IL". chicagodemocracy.org. Chicago Democracy Project. Archived from the original on June 26, 2020. Retrieved August 25, 2024.
  11. ^ Hardy, Thomas (April 3, 1991). "Familiar Faces Are Ushered Out Of City Council". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2014-03-16.
  12. ^ "Patricia Young: Candidate Profile". Daily Herald. 31 January 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  13. ^ a b Hanna, Janan (25 October 2000). "THIS TIME, ROOKIE STATE'S ATTORNEY CANDIDATE FACES LONG ODDS". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 23 June 2020.