Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district
District
District 1
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerBrandon Johnson (D)

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of holding a set of two at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[1]

Geography

Since its inception, the district has covered parts of the West Side of Chicago and parts of the western suburbs of Cook County.

1994 boundaries

In its initial 1994 iteration, the district encompassed parts of the West Side of Chicago as well as the western suburbs of Cook County.[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Oak Park and Proviso Townships.[4]

The parts of Chicago which the district encompassed were on the West Side, including the neighborhood of Austin. Other municipalities included Bellwood, Broadview, Maywood, and Oak Park.[5]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, includes parts of Bellwood, Broadview, Chicago, Forest Park, Hillside, Maywood, North Riverside, Oak Park, and Westchester.[6][7][8]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, and portions of Oak Park and Proviso Townships.[9]

The parts of Chicago encompassed are on the city's West Side.

The district is 28.93 square miles (18,516.79 acres).[10]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats.

The district has strongly favored Democrats.[5]

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history

Danny K. Davis		 Democratic December 1994–January 1997 Previously served one term as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994; resigned in January 1997 to serve in United States House of Representatives
Darlena Williams-Burnett Democratic 1997–December 1998 Appointed in 1997;[11] lost reelection in 1998
Earlean Collins Democratic December 1998–December, 2014 Elected in 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010

Richard Boykin		 Democratic December 2014–December 2018 Elected in 2014; lost reelection in 2018
Brandon Johnson Democratic December 2018–present Elected in 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Danny K. Davis Democratic Gwendolyn Stanford-Jones Harold Washington Party
1998[12] Earlean Collins Democratic 62,134 (88.80%) Luther Franklin Spence Republican 7,835 (11.20%)
2002[13][14] Earlean Collins Democratic 68,055 (89.83%) Robin Lee Meyer Republican 7,707 (10.17%)
2006[15] Earlean Collins Democratic 69,621 (91.68%) Henrietta S. Butler Republican 6,320 (8.32%)
2010[16] Earlean Collins Democratic 68,890 (86.13%) Ronald Lawless Green 11,095 (13.87%)
2014[17] Richard Boykin Democratic 68,305 (99.36%) Others Write-ins 441 (0.64%)
2018[18] Brandon Johnson Democratic 88,590 (100%)

References
  1. "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  4. "Commissioner District 1" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
  5. McArthur, Ann (November 5, 2010). "Cook County Commissioner Earlean Collins cruises to victory". AustinTalks. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  6. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. "Cook County Commissioner District 1 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
  8. "Cook County Commissioner District 1 Municipalities" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. "County Commissioner District 1" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  10. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 1, Commissioner Brandon Johnson (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  11. Banchero, Stephanie (February 12, 1998). "DAVIS FACING A CHALLENGE IN DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved November 2, 2020.
  12. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  13. "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 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  14. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  15. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  16. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  17. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  18. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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