Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district
District
District 3
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
list
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerBill Lowry (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

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it covered parts of the South Side of Chicago and southwest suburbs of Cook County.[2][3]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[4]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Worth Township.[5]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, lays entirely within the city of Chicago, including part of the central city and the South Side.[6][7][8]

The district is 21.95 square miles (14,046.55 acres).[8]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats. The district has voted strongly Democratic in its Cook County Board of Commissioners elections.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history

Jerry Butler		 Democratic December 1994–December 2018 Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
Bill Lowry Democratic December 2018–present Elected in 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Jerry "Iceman" Butler Democratic Clara Simms-Johnson Republican
1998[9] Jerry "Iceman" Butler Democratic 72,279 (91.25%) Nathan Peoples Republican 6,928 (8.75%)
2002[10][11] Jerry "Iceman" Butler Democratic 76,883 (100%)
2006[12] Jerry "Iceman" Butler Democratic 73,932 (89.86%) Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo Republican 8,340 (10.14%)
2010[13] Jerry "Iceman" Butler Democratic 78,106 (88.84%) Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo Green 9,809 (11.16%)
2014[14] Jerry "Iceman" Butler Democratic 77,354 (100%)
2018[15] Bill Lowry Democratic 101,576 (89.57%) George Blakemore Republican 11,834 (10.43%)

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. March 3, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  5. "Commissioner District 1" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
  6. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. "Historical - Cook County Commissioner District Map | Cook County Open Data". Cook County. Cook County Government. June 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 3, Commissioner Bill Lowry (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  10. "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.
  11. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  12. "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.
  13. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  14. "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.
  15. "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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