The 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 7, 2006.[1] It was preceded by a primary election held on March 21, 2006.[2] It coincided with other 2006 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.
Fifteen members were reelected. One incumbent Democrat withdrew from their election after being renominated, while one incumbent Republican lost his primary. No seat changed parties.
Democrats ran nominees in the races for all seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in ten races, while the Green Party ran a nominee in a single race. Five Democratic nominees faced no opponents in the general election, four of whom had also faced no opponents in their Democratic Party primary.
1st district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Earlean Collins, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Earlean Collins (incumbent) |
39,232 |
100 |
| Total votes |
39,232 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Henrietta S. Butler.[4]
2nd district
Incumbent commissioner Robert Steele, a Democrat, was reelected. He had been appointed to succeed his mother Bobbie L. Steele, after they were appointed President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
Primaries
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Scott W. Kummer.[6]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[1][6]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Robert B. Steele (incumbent) |
59,668 |
88.18 |
|
Green |
Scott W. Kummer |
7,996 |
11.82 |
| Total votes |
67,664 |
100 |
3rd district
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler, a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.
Primaries
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] The Republican Party ultimately nominated Maurice Perkins.[6]
4th district
Then-incumbent Commissioner John Stroger originally sought reelection, winning the Democratic primary, but backed-out due to health issues (and also resigned his seat), and was replaced as Democratic nominee by William Beavers, who went to win the general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) |
55,244 |
100 |
| Total votes |
55,244 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3] Ultimately, the Republican Party nominated Ann Rochelle Hunter.[6]
5th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Deborah Sims (incumbent) |
32,103 |
|
|
Democratic |
Dian M. Powell |
12,156 |
|
| Total votes |
44,259 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Deborah Sims (incumbent) |
74,988 |
100 |
| Total votes |
74,988 |
100 |
6th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Republican primary[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Michael Hawkins |
7,190 |
100 |
| Total votes |
7,190 |
100 |
7th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) |
29,779 |
100 |
| Total votes |
29,779 |
100 |
8th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) |
18,409 |
100 |
| Total votes |
18,409 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) |
38,795 |
100 |
| Total votes |
38,795 |
100 |
9th district
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jodi L. Biancalana |
16,485 |
58.41 |
|
Democratic |
Bruce Best |
11,738 |
41.59 |
| Total votes |
28,223 |
100 |
10th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Mike Quigley, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Mike Quigley (incumbent) |
26,207 |
100 |
| Total votes |
26,207 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Mike Quigley (incumbent) |
62,905 |
100 |
| Total votes |
62,905 |
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][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John P. Daley (incumbent) |
45,864 |
100 |
| Total votes |
45,864 |
100 |
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Carl Segvich |
4,046 |
100 |
| Total votes |
4,046 |
100 |
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
John P. Daley (incumbent) |
65,846 |
79.49 |
|
Republican |
Carl Segvich |
16,986 |
20.51 |
| Total votes |
82,832 |
100 |
12th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Forrest Claypool (incumbent) |
26,567 |
100 |
| Total votes |
26,567 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[3]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Forrest Claypool (incumbent) |
57,709 |
100 |
| Total votes |
57,709 |
100 |
13th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Larry Suffredin (incumbent) |
28,280 |
|
| Total votes |
28,280 |
100 |
Republican
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2][3]
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Larry Suffredin (incumbent) |
71,801 |
100 |
| Total votes |
71,801 |
100 |
14th district
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[2] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Michelene "Mickie" Polk.[4]
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Gregg Goslin (incumbent) |
17,523 |
100 |
| Total votes |
17,523 |
100 |
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Gregg Goslin (incumbent) |
49,400 |
53.80 |
|
Democratic |
Michelene "Mickie" Polk |
42,426 |
46.20 |
| Total votes |
91,826 |
100 |
15th district
Incumbent eighth-term[7] Commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, sought reelection, but was defeated in the Republican primary by Tim Schneider, who went on to win the general election.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Jim Steven Dasakis |
10,345 |
100 |
| Total votes |
10,345 |
100 |
16th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tony Peraica, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
William Edward Gomolinski |
17,570 |
100 |
| Total votes |
17,570 |
100 |
Republican
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[2][3]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Tony Peraica (incumbent) |
12,035 |
100 |
| Total votes |
12,035 |
100 |
General election
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[1]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Republican |
Tony Peraica (incumbent) |
35,605 |
51.04 |
|
Democratic |
William Edward Gomolinski |
34,154 |
48.96 |
| Total votes |
69,759 |
100 |
17th district
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman, a Republican, was reelected.
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[2]
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
|
Democratic |
Thomas "Tommy" Kraus |
18,900 |
100 |
| Total votes |
18,900 |
100 |
Summarizing statistics
Contest summary
| Party | Seats held before | Seats contested | Seats won |
| Democratic | 12 | 17 | 12 |
| Republican | 5 | 10 | 5 |
| Green | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Contests by parties contesting
| Parties contesting | Total | Democratic wins | Republicans wins |
| Seats contested by Democratic and Republican nominees | 10 | 5 | 5 |
| Seats contested by Democratic and Green nominees | 1 | 1 | —N/a |
| Seats contested only by Democratic nominees | 6 | 6 | —N/a |
Vote summary
| Party | Popular vote | Seats won |
| Democratic | 924,939 (76.45%) | 12 |
| Republican | 276,925 (22.89%) | 5 |
| Green | 7,996 (0.66%) | 0 |
| Total | 1,209,860 | —N/a |
Fate of incumbents
| Party | Total incumbents | Incumbents that sought reelection/retired | Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries | Incumbents that won/lost general election | Notes |
| Democratic | 12 | 12 sought reelection
0 retired | 12 won re-nomination
0 lost re-nomination | 11 won
0 lost | 1 candidate won renomination but withdrew from general election |
| Republican | 5 | 5 sought reelection
0 retired | 4 won re-nomination
1 lost renomination | 4 won
0 lost | |
| Green | No Green incumbents |
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
| Party | Returning members | Newly elected members |
| Democratic | 11 | 1 |
| Republican | 4 | 1 |
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 22, 2021.
- 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 "2006 Primary Election March 21, 2006 Summary Report Suburban Cook County" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 3, 2020. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- 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 "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 IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY MARCH 21, 2006 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- 1 2 3 "Suburban Cook County Election Results". results.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on March 19, 2020. Retrieved March 19, 2020.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "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 7, 2007 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
- ↑ Pohl, Kimberly (February 3, 2010). "Longtime Cook Co. Board member Carl Hansen dies -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved March 17, 2020.
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