1998 Cook County, Illinois elections

The Cook County, Illinois general election was held on November 3, 1998.[1]

1998 Cook County, Illinois elections

November 3, 1998
Turnout	54.61%

Primaries were held March 17, 1998.[2]

Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 3 seats of the Cook County Board of Review, 4 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships in the Circuit Court of Cook County and its subcircuits.

Election information

1998 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.

Primary election

Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.68%.[3]

On its own, suburban Cook County saw 23.95% turnout.[2][4]

Vote totals of primaries[2]

Primary	Chicago vote totals	Suburban Cook County vote totals	Total Cook County vote totals
Democratic	431,146	182,250	613,396
Republican	25,783	136,260	162,043
Libertarian	38	25	63
Reform	112	152	264
Nonpartisan	531	4,283	4,814
Total	457,610	322,970	780,580

General election

The general election saw 54.61% turnout, with 1,433,423 ballots cast.[3] Chicago saw 752,506 ballots cast while suburban Cook County saw 53.95% turnout (with 680,917 ballots cast).[1][4]

Assessor

1998 Cook County Assessor election

November 3, 1998
Turnout	46.71%[1][3]
Candidate James Houlihan Jose Carlos Gomez Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 926,646 260,245 Percentage 75.58% 21.23%
Assessor before election James Houlihan Democratic Elected Assessor James Houlihan Democratic

In the 1998 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat, was elected to his first full-term. Houlihan had been appointed to the office in 1997, after Thomas Hynes (who had serve as Cook County assessor since 1978) opted to resign from the office.[5]

Democratic

Cook County Assessor Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Houlihan (incumbent)	330,292	100
Total votes			330,292	100

Republican

Cook County Assessor Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jose Carlos Gomez	103,091	100
Total votes			103,091	100

General election

Cook County Assessor election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James M. Houlihan (incumbent)	926,646	75.58
	Republican	Jose Carlos Gomez	260,245	21.23
	Justice Party	Philip Morris	39,111	3.19
Total votes			1,226,002	100

Clerk

1998 Cook County Clerk election

November 3, 1998
Turnout	48.70%[1][3]
Candidate David Orr Judie A. Jones Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 988,136 290,256 Percentage 77.30% 22.70%
Clerk before election David Orr Democratic Elected Clerk David Orr Democratic

In the 1998 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent second-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Orr (incumbent)	404,839	100
Total votes			404,839	100

Republican

Cook County Clerk Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Judith A. "Judie" Jones	109,540	100
Total votes			109,540	100

General election

Cook County Clerk election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David Orr (incumbent)	988,136	77.30
	Republican	Judith A. "Judie" Jones	290,256	22.70
Total votes			1,278,392	100

Sheriff

1998 Cook County Sheriff election

November 3, 1998
Turnout	48.38%[1][3]
Candidate Michael F. Sheahan LeRoy Martin Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 903,053 366,867 Percentage 71.11% 28.89%
Sheriff before election Michael F. Sheahan Democratic Elected Sheriff Michael F. Sheahan Democratic

In the 1998 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent second-term sheriff Michael F. Sheahan, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Sheahan (incumbent)	367,157	100
Total votes			367,157	100

Republican

Former Superintendent of the Chicago Police Department LeRoy Martin won the Republican primary.

Cook County Sheriff Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	LeRoy Martin	107,868	100
Total votes			107,868	100

General election

Cook County Sheriff election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Sheahan (incumbent)	903,053	71.11
	Republican	LeRoy Martin	366,867	28.89
Total votes			1,269,920	100

Treasurer

1998 Cook County Treasurer election

November 3, 1998
Turnout	47.91%[1][3]
Candidate Maria Pappas Anthony Peraica Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 978,373 279,355 Percentage 77.79% 22.21%
Treasurer before election Edward J. Rosewell Democratic Elected Treasurer Maria Pappas Democratic

In the 1998 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent sixth-term treasurer Edward J. Rosewell, a Democrat, did not seek reelection after having been indicted over a ghost jobs scheme (for which he would ultimately plead guilty).[6] Cook County Commissioner Maria Pappas was elected to succeed him.

Democratic

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Pappas (incumbent)	332,547	70.43
	Democratic	Thomas Murphy	139,634	29.57
Total votes			472,181	100

Republican

Cook County Treasurer Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Anthony Peraica	106,386	100
Total votes			106,386	100

General election

Cook County Treasurer election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Pappas (incumbent)	978,373	77.79
	Republican	Anthony Peraica	279,355	22.21
Total votes			1,257,728	100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

1998 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election

November 3, 1998
Turnout	50.10%[1][3]
Candidate John Stroger Aurelia Pucinski Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 834,972 480,191 Percentage 63.49% 36.61%
President before election John Stroger Democratic Elected President John Stroger Democratic

In the 1998 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent first-term president John Stroger, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic

Incumbent John H. Stroger, Jr. defeated Cook County commissioner Calvin R. Sutker.

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent)	363,670	72.98
	Democratic	Calvin R. Sutker	134,626	27.02
Total votes			498,296	100

Republican

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Aurelia Pucinski left the Democratic Party and joined the Republican party in December 1997 to run as its nominee for President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.[7]

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Aurelia Marie Pucinski	120,627	100
Total votes			120,627	100

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Stroger, Jr. (incumbent)	834,972	63.49
	Republican	Aurelia Marie Pucinski	480,191	36.61
Total votes			1,315,163	100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

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
Party Democratic Republican Seats before 12 6 Seats won 13 5 Seat change 1 1

The 1998 Cook County Board of Commissioners election 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][8][9][10] Collins would go on to win the general election.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.[11] Moran's victory of Flemming was considered an upset victory. Before winning this race, Moran had been regarded as a perennial candidate.[12][13]

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.[14]

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	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	36,186	49.60
Total votes			72,957	100

7th district

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

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.

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.[15][16]

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.

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.

Democratic

Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Quigley (incumbent)	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 (incumbent)	56,208	100
Total votes			56,208	100

11th district

Incumbent commissioner John P. Daley, a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.

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[17] commissioner Ted Lechowicz, a Democrat, was reelected.

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.

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.

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 (incumbent)	45,781	59.27
	Democratic	Joyce Thompson Fitzgerald	31,458	40.73
Total votes			77,239	100

15th district

Incumbent sixth-term[18] commissioner Carl Hansen, a Republican, was reelected.

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.

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.[19]

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[20] commissioner Herb Schumann, a Republican, was reelected.

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

Cook County Board of Review

1998 Cook County Board of Review election

November 3, 1998
3 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review 2 seats needed for a majority
Party Democratic Republican Seats after 2 1

In the 1998 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats were up for election. This was the first election for what would be a newly reconstituted body. In 1996, the Illinois Legislature successfully passed Public Act 89-671, which made it so that, in 1998, the Cook County Board of Appeals would be renamed Cook County Board of Review and be reconstituted as a three-member body.[21]

All elections held in 1998 were for four-year terms.[22]

1st district

Republican Maureen Murphy defeated Democrat David B. McAfee.[22]

Democratic

Cook County Board of Review 1st district Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	David B. McAfee	71,631	100
Total votes			71,631	100

Republican

Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maureen Murphy	29,154	31.95
	Republican	Wiliam A. Darr	18,023	19.75
	Republican	Thomas E. Walsh	14,856	16.28
	Republican	Katie O'Brien	13,307	14.58
	Republican	John A. Lartz	12,003	13.15
	Republican	Mary P. Redding	3,917	4.29
Total votes			91,260	100

General election

Cook County Board of Review 1st district election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maureen Murphy (incumbent)	272,921	60.76
	Democratic	David B. McAfee	176,252	39.24
Total votes			449,173	100

2nd district

Joseph Berrios a ten incumbent on the predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, was elected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Democratic

Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Berrios	106,251	100
Total votes			106,251	100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Berrios	259,209	100
Total votes			259,209	100

3rd district

Robert Shaw, a Democrat, was elected.

Democratic

Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Shaw	175,973	84.81
	Democratic	Arvin Boddie	31,514	15.19
Total votes			207,487	100

Republican

No candidates ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Shaw	406,862	100
Total votes			406,862	100

Water Reclamation District Board

1998 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election

November 3, 1998
4 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago 5 seats needed for a majority

In the 1998 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 regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.[2][1]

Democrats won all four seats up for election.

Democratic incumbents Gloria Alitto Majewski and Patricia Young were reelected in the at-large election.[1][23][24]

At-large election

Three six-year term seats were up for an at-large election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates, and the top-three finishers would win.

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board at-large Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Young (incumbent)	192,440	17.56
	Democratic	Gloria Alitto Majewski (incumbent)	170,076	15.52
	Democratic	Barbara McGowan	154,945	14.14
	Democratic	James Patrick Sheehan	109,485	9.99
	Democratic	Sally Johnson	96,537	8.81
	Democratic	Josephine Fragale	78,547	7.17
	Democratic	M. Frank Avila	52,463	4.79
	Democratic	Robert J. Pettis	43,704	3.99
	Democratic	Carl M. Anderson, Jr.	40,257	3.67
	Democratic	Jerry Paszek	36,379	3.32
	Democratic	Ronald Edward Hackett	26,662	2.43
	Democratic	M. Sam Esteban	17,895	1.63
Total votes			1,019,390	100

Republican

Water Reclamation District Board at-large Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack O'Connor	91,579	36.07
	Republican	Rita L. Mullins	86,642	34.12
	Republican	James W. "Todd" Miles	75,678	29.81
Total votes			253,899	100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board at-large election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patricia Young (incumbent)	724,404	24.14
	Democratic	Barbara McGowan	666,612	22.21
	Democratic	Gloria Alitto Majewski (incumbent)	663,622	22.11
	Republican	Jack O'Connor	356,495	11.88
	Republican	Rita L. Mullins	308,632	10.28
	Republican	James W. "Todd" Miles	281,112	9.37
Total votes			3,000,877	100

Unexpired term

A special election was held to fill a seat left vacant.

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term Democratic primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. "Jim" Harris	268,623	71.52
	Democratic	Janet Tuscher-Campion	106,965	28.48
Total votes			375,588	100

Republican

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term Republican primary[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James C. "Jim" Harris	707,778	66.63
	Republican	Susan L. Kelsey	354,523	33.37
Total votes			1,062,301	100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term election[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Susan L. Kelsey	100,201	100
Total votes			100,201	100

Judicial elections

Partisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County, due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.[1]

Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Other judgeships had retention elections.[1]

Ballot questions

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

Managed Care Act advisory referendum

An advisory referendum was included on the March primary ballots on the Managed Care Act.

Managed Care Act advisory referendum[2][3]

Candidate		Votes	%
Yes		491,917	91.99
No		42,814	8.01
Total votes		534,731	100
Voter turnout		19.65%

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the suburban townships.[2]

See also

• 1998 Illinois elections

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