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2000 Cook County, Illinois, elections

← 1998 November 7, 2000 2002 →
Turnout	71.50%

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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2002.

Primaries were held March 21, 2000.

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

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

Primary election

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

General election

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

Clerk of the Circuit Court

2000 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election

← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout	59.04%
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. 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.

Primaries

Democratic

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
	Patrick Levar	Chicago Alderman for the 45th Ward since 1987
	Joe Moore	Chicago Alderman for the 49th Ward since 1991
	Patricia Young	Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago since 1992

Results

Republican

Candidate

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

• Nancy Mynard, information technology company executive

Results

General election

Recorder of Deeds

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

Democratic

Candidate

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

• Eugene "Gene" Moore, incumbent

Results

Republican

Candidate

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

• Arthur D. Sutton

Results

General election

State's Attorney

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

Primaries

Democratic

Candidate

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

• Richard A. Devine, incumbent

Republican

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)

General election

Water Reclamation District Board

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.

Judicial elections

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.

Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Retention elections were held for other judgeships.

Ballot questions

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

Tobacco Settlement

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

Other elections

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

See also

• 2000 Illinois elections

References

1. ^ "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on March 1, 2005.
2. ^ "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 June 18, 2020.
3. ^ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 2000" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved June 23, 2020.
4. ^ "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
5. ^ "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 16, 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 March 19, 2020.
7. ^ Hanna, Janan (October 25, 2000). "COURT CLERK FOES HOPE TO PHASE OUT FRICTION". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved June 23, 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 October 18, 2020. Retrieved October 22, 2020.
9. Sjostrom, Joseph (February 7, 1999). "Treasurer Candidate Brown To Address City Club Of Chicago". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved December 22, 2012.
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 March 16, 2014.
12. "Patricia Young: Candidate Profile". Daily Herald. January 31, 2012. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
13. ^ Hanna, Janan (October 25, 2000). "THIS TIME, ROOKIE STATE'S ATTORNEY CANDIDATE FACES LONG ODDS". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved June 23, 2020.

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