1992 Cook County, Illinois, elections

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 1992.[1]

1992 Cook County, Illinois, elections
November 3, 1992
Turnout75.21%
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Primaries were held March 17, 1992.[2]

Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

1992 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, House, and Senate) and those for state elections.

Primary election

Turnout in the primaries was 30.39%, with 1,174,298 ballots cast.[3] Chicago saw 697,781 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 40.20% turnout (with 476,517 ballots cast).[2][4][5]

Vote totals of primaries[2]
PrimaryChicago vote totalsSuburban Cook County vote totalsTotal Cook County vote totals
Democratic653,539299,194952,733
Republican41,631168,488210,119
Harold Washington Party2960296
Nonpartisan2,3158,83511,150
Total697,781476,5171,174,298

General election

The general election saw turnout of 75.21%, with 2,199,608 ballots cast.[4] Chicago saw 1,137,379 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 75.88% turnout (with 1,062,229 ballots cast).[1][5]

Straight-ticket voting

Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1992.[1]

Party Number of
straight-ticket
votes[1]
Democratic 407,625
Republican 208,155
Conservative 4,118
Economic Recovery 5,219
Harold Washington 32,956
Independent Congressional 5,862
Independent Progressive 6
Louanner Peters 5,949
Natural Law 285
New Alliance Party 52
Populist 199
Socialist Workers Party 101

Clerk of the Circuit Court
1992 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
November 3, 1992
Turnout67.49%[1][4]
 
Candidate Aurelia Pucinski Herbert Schumann Dee Jones
Party Democratic Republican Harold Washington
Popular vote 1,349,837 486,185 137,642
Percentage 68.39% 24.63% 6.97%
Clerk before election

Aurelia Pucinski
Democratic

 Elected Clerk

Aurelia Pucinski
Democratic

In the 1992 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent first-term clerk Aurelia Pucinski, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski (incumbent) 543,705 100
Total votes 543,705 100

Republican
Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. 146,046 100
Total votes 146,046 100

General election

Pucinski defeated Cook County commissioner and Palos Township Republican Organization chairman Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. and Harold Washington Party nominee Dee Jones.

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski 1,349,837 68.39
Republican Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. 486,185 24.63
Harold Washington Deloris "Dee" Jones 137,642 6.97
Total votes 1,973,664 100

Recorder of Deeds
1992 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election
November 3, 1992
Turnout55.55%[1][4]
 
Candidate Jesse White Susan Catania
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,121,865 809,963
Percentage 58.07% 41.93%
Recorder of Deeds before election

Carol Moseley Braun
Democratic

 Elected Recorder of Deeds

Jesse White
Democratic

In the 1992 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent first-term recorder of deeds Carol Mosely Braun, a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead running for United States Senate. Democrat Jesse White was elected to succeed her.

White's election made him the second African-American, after Moseley Braun herself, and first African-American man to hold the office of Cook County recorder of deeds.[6]

Democratic
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse C. White, Jr. 286,882 41.18
Democratic Mary "O'Hara" Considine 253,554 36.40
Democratic Bobbie L. Steele 156,156 22.42
Total votes 696,592 100

Republican
Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Susan Catania 152,939 100
Total votes 152,939 100

General election
Cook County Recorder of Deeds election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jesse White (incumbent) 1,121,865 58.07
Republican Susan Catania 809,963 41.93
Total votes 1,931,828 100

State's Attorney
1992 Cook County State's Attorney election
November 3, 1992
Turnout71.04%[1][4]
 
Candidate Jack O'Malley Patrick J. O'Connor
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,272,939 804,528
Percentage 61.27% 38.73%
State's Attorney before election

Jack O'Malley
Republican

 Elected State's Attorney

Jack O'Malley
Republican

In the 1992 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent state's attorney Jack O'Malley, a Republican first elected in a special election in 1990, won reelection to a full term.

This is the last time that a Republican has won election to a Cook County executive office.

Democratic

Chicago alderman Patrick J. O'Connor defeated former assistant state's attorney Jim Gierach, Kenneth A. Malatesta, and public guardian Patrick T. Murphy.[2][7][8]

Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Patrick J. O'Connor 390,449 52.51
Democratic Patrick T. Murphy 152,976 20.57
Democratic Jim Gierach 103,581 13.93
Democratic Kenneth A. Malatesta 96,593 12.99
Total votes 743,599 100

Republican
Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John M. "Jack" O'Malley (incumbent) 172,604 100
Total votes 172,604 100

General election
Cook County State’s Attorney election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John M. "Jack" O'Malley (incumbent) 1,272,939 61.27
Democratic Patrick J. O'Connor 804,528 38.73
Total votes 2,077,467 100

Water Reclamation District Board
1992 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
November 3, 1992
3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

In the 1992 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large election.[1] All three Democratic nominees won.[1]

Judicial elections

Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies.[1] Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.[1]

Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[1] Retention elections were held for other judgeships.[1]

Ballot questions

One ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the November general election, and another was included in the entirety of suburban Cook County (but not in the city of Chicago).

National Health Insurance (advisory referendum)

An advisory referendum on national health insurance was included on ballots county-wide.[1]

National Health Insurance advisory referendum[1][4]
Candidate Votes  %
Yes 1,089,002 76.62
No 332,245 23.38
Total votes 1,421,247 100
Voter turnout 48.60%

911 (suburban advisory referendum)

An advisory referendum on 9-1-1 was included on ballots in suburban Cook County (the entire county excluding the city of Chicago.[1]

911 suburban advisory referendum[1]
Candidate Votes  %
Yes 50,246 47.45
No 55,646 52.55
Total votes 105,892 100

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic, Republican, and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[2]

See also

References
  1. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1992" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 October 2008.
  2. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1992" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH 17, 1992" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  4. "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1992" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  5. "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  6. "African Americans and the Vote: Firsts in Cook County Leadership | CookCountyIL.gov". www.cookcountyil.gov. Government of Cook County. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. Kadner, Phil (11 June 2019). "He was 30 years ahead of his time on legalizing marijuana". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  8. "Patrick T. Murphy (Illinois Cook District)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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