Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district
District
District 5th
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerDeborah Sims (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, the district represented parts of the South Side and Southwest Side of Chicago, as well as parts of the southern 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 and portions of the Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.[4]

2012 redistricting

The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, strongly resembles the geography it took in its previous, 2001, redistricting.[4][5][6][7]

The district includes parts of Alsip, Blue Island, Calumet Park, Chicago, Chicago Heights, Country Club Hills, Dixmoor, Dolton, East Hazel Crest, Flossmoor, Ford Heights, Glenwood, Harvey, Hazel Crest, Homewood, Lynwood, Marhkam, Merrionette Park, Midlothian, Oak Forest, Olympia Fields, Park Forest, Phoenix, Posen, Riverdale, Robbins, and Sauk Village.[6][7]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, and portions of Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Rich, Thornton, and Worth townships.[8]

The district is 76.68 square miles (49,076.30 acres).[9]

Politics

The district has been represented from its inception by Democratic commissioner Deborah Sims.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
Deborah Sims Democratic December 1994–present Elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Deborah Sims Democratic Lawrence Ragland Republican Elliott Fourte Harold Washington Party
1998[10] Deborah Sims Democratic 75,008 (100%)
2002[11][12] Deborah Sims Democratic 76,702 (100%)
2006[13] Deborah Sims Democratic 74,988 (100%)
2010[14] Deborah Sims Democratic 79,566 (90.38%) Miriam Shabo Republican 8,471 (9.62%)
2014[15] Deborah Sims Democratic 70,542 (100%)
2018[16] Deborah Sims Democratic 81,711 (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. 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 5" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
  5. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. "Cook County Commissioner District 5 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
  7. "Cook County Commissioner District 5 Municipalities" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. "County Commissioner District 5" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  9. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 5, Commissioner Deborah Sims (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  10. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  11. "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.
  12. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  13. "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.
  14. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  15. "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.
  16. "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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