2018 Cook County, Illinois, elections

2018 Cook County Clerk election
	November 6, 2018
Turnout	46.22%[5][6]
Clerk before election; David Orr; Democratic	Elected Clerk ; Karen Yarbrough; Democratic

2018 Cook County Assessor election
	November 6, 2018
Turnout	54.04%[5][6]
Assessor before election; Joseph Berrios; Democratic	Elected Assessor ; Fritz Kaegi; Democratic

2018 Cook County, Illinois, elections
	November 6, 2018
Turnout	58.09%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 2018.[1]

Primaries were held March 20, 2018.[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, Cook County Board of Review districts 2 and 3, five seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Election information

2018 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal congressional races and those for state elections.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 30.84%, with 938,639 ballots cast. Among these, 795,427 Democratic, 137,286 Republican, 206 Green, and 5,720 nonpartisan primary ballots were cast. Turnout in the city of Chicago was 32.69%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 29.05%.[3][4]

The general election saw 58.09% turnout, with 1,795,518 ballots cast. Turnout in Chicago was 60.67%, and turnout in suburban Cook County was 55.65%.[5][6] Turnout in Cook County exceeded the national average, which was 50.3%.[7] Turnout was considered high in the United States during the 2018 midterm elections, with it being the highest national midterm turnout since 1914.[8]

Assessor

In the 2018 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent second-term assessor Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, lost his bid for reelection, being unseated in the Democratic primary by Fritz Kaegi, who went on to win the general election.

Democratic

Cook County Assesor Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederick "Fritz" Kaegi	327,769	45.53
	Democratic	Joseph Berrios (incumbent)	243,425	33.81
	Democratic	Andrea A. Raila	147,224	20.45
	Write-in	Others	1,481	0.21
Total votes			719,899	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2] However, the party ultimately nominated Joseph Paglia.

General election

Cook County Assessor election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frederick "Fritz" Kaegi	1,272,651	76.19
	Republican	Joseph Paglia	397,741	23.81
Total votes			1,670,392	100

Clerk

In the 2018 Cook County Clerk election, incumbent seventh-term clerk David Orr, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Karen Yarbrough won the election to replace him.

By winning the election, Yarbrough became the first woman to ever hold the office of Cook County Clerk.[9]

Democratic

Jan Kowalski McDonald was disqualified, and votes cast for her were not counted. However, due to ballot printing deadlines, her name was included on the ballot.[10]

Cook County Clerk Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen A. Yarbrough	517,979	99.33
	Write-in	Joy Jackson	290	0.06
	Write-in	Others	3,215	0.62
Total votes			521,484	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Clerk election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Karen A. Yarbrough	1,415,244	99.07
	Write-in	Eric J. Laster-Stewart	186	0.01
	Write-in	Others	13,102	0.92
Total votes			1,428,532	100

Sheriff

2018 Cook County Sheriff election

November 6, 2018

Turnout

47.10%[5][6]


Candidate	Tom Dart
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	1,455,825
Percentage	100%

Sheriff before election

Tom Dart
Democratic

Elected Sheriff

Tom Dart
Democratic

In the 2018 Cook County Sheriff election, incumbent third-term Sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic

Cook County Sheriff Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	640,512	98.54
	Write-in	Other	9,475	1.46
Total votes			649,987	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Sheriff election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dart (incumbent)	1,455,825	100
Total votes			1,455,825	100

Treasurer

2018 Cook County Treasurer election

November 6, 2018

Turnout

47.17%[5][6]


Candidate	Maria Pappas
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	1,447,145
Percentage	99.26%

Treasurer before election

Maria Pappas
Democratic

Elected Treasurer

Maria Pappas
Democratic

In the 2018 Cook County Treasurer election, incumbent fifth-term treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic

Cook County Treasurer Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Pappas (incumbent)	579,453	82.29
	Democratic	Peter Gariepy	124,742	17.71
Total votes			704,195	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Treasurer election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Maria Pappas (incumbent)	1,447,145	99.26
	Write-in	Mary Arline Vann-Metcalf	142	0.01
	Write-in	Others	10,638	0.73
Total votes			1,457,925	100

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election

November 6, 2018

Turnout

45.63%[5][6]


Candidate	Toni Preckwinkle
Party	Democratic
Popular vote	1,355,407
Percentage	96.11%

President before election

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

Elected President

Toni Preckwinkle
Democratic

In the 2018 President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election, incumbent second-term president Toni Preckwinkle, a Democrat, was reelected.

Democratic

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)	444,943	60.82
	Democratic	Bob Fioretti	286,675	39.18
Total votes			731,618	100

Republican

Only write-in candidates ran in the Republican primary. No certified write-in received enough votes to win the nomination.

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners Republican primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in	Richard P. Munnich	101	1.14
	Write-in	Others	8,801	98.87
Total votes			8,902	100

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Toni Preckwinkle (incumbent)	1,355,407	96.11
	Write-in	Others	54,917	3.89
Total votes			1,410,324	100

Cook County Board of Commissioners

2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

November 6, 2018

All 17 seats on the Cook County Board of Commissioners
9 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Seats before	13	4
Seats won	15	2
Seat change	2	2
Popular vote	1,292,420	287,854
Percentage	81.79%	18.22%
Swing	4.67%	4.62%

The 2018 Cook County Board of Commissioners election saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.

Anticipating a potential wave election year for Democrats, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners and Cook County Democratic Party Chairwoman Toni Preckwinkle made a focused effort to increase the Democrats' majority on the Cook County Board of Commissioners, focusing these efforts on three of the Board's four Republican-held seats. Preckwinkle-backed Democratic nominees ultimately succeeded in ousting Republican incumbents in the 14th and 15th districts, but fell roughly a mere 2,000 votes shy of unseating the 17th district's Republican incumbent.[11] Preckwinkle did not target the Republican-held 9th district seat, as the incumbent Republican, Peter N. Silvestri, was both popular and a political centrist and had a reputation for being a peacemaker on the Board at times when conflict arose between its members.[12]

Seven new members were elected,[13] and ten incumbents were reelected. Three incumbents did not seek reelection. Four incumbents lost reelection, with two being defeated in primaries and the other two losing their general elections.[2][1]

Two elections saw seats change party, in both instances seeing an incumbent Republican losing to a Democratic challenger, creating a net gain of two seats for Democrats and a net loss of two seats for Republicans. Nine races saw a Democrat unchallenged in the general election.[1]

Cook County Board of Review

2018 Cook County Board of Review election

November 6, 2018

2 of 3 seats on the Cook County Board of Review
2 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party

Party	Democratic	Republican
Seats before	2	1
Seats after	2	1
Seat change
Seats up	2	0
Races won	2	0

In the 2018 Cook County Board of Review election, two seats, each Democratic-held, out of its three seats were up for election. Both incumbents won reelection, running unopposed in both their primary and general election races.

The Cook County Board of Review has its three seats rotate the length of terms. In a staggered fashion (in which no two seats have coinciding two-year terms), the seats rotate between two consecutive four-year terms and a two-year term.[14]

2nd district

Incumbent second-term member Michael Cabonargi, a Democrat last reelected in 2016, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[14]

Democratic

Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Cabonargi (incumbent)	228,367	100
Total votes			228,367	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Cabonargi (incumbent)	468,818	100
Total votes			468,818	100

3rd district

Incumbent fourth-term member Larry Rogers, Jr., a Democrat last reelected in 2014, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[14]

Democratic

Cook County Board of Review 3rd district Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)	228,367	100
Total votes			228,367	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

General election

Cook County Board of Review 3rd district election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Rogers, Jr. (incumbent)	480,701	100
Total votes			480,701	100

Water Reclamation District Board

2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election

November 6, 2018

5 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
5 seats needed for a majority

	First party	Second party	Third party

Party	Democratic	Republican	Green
Seats before	7	0	0
Seats after	9	0	0
Seat change	2
Seats up	3	0	0
Races won	5	0	0

In the 2018 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, five of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and two were special elections due to a vacancies.[2]

Regularly-scheduled election

Three six year term seats were up for a regularly-scheduled election. Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates,[15] and the top-three finishers would win.

Three of the incumbents for the three seats were seeking reelection, Kari Steele, Debra Shore, and Martin Durkan, all three Democrats. Steele and Shore won reelection to two of the seats, while Darkan lost renomination in the Democratic primary. Democrat Marcelino Garcia also won election was newly elected to the third seat.[16]

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marcelino Garcia	218,217	45.63
	Democratic	Debra Shore (incumbent)	436,325	31.15
	Democratic	Kari K. Steele (incumbent)	393,570	28.10
	Democratic	Martin J. Durkan (incumbent)	259,701	18.54
	Write-in	Others	24,602	1.76
Total votes			1,400,738	100

Republican

Water Reclamation District Board election Republican primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. Cary Capparelli	92,637	63.25
	Republican	Shundar Lin	53,832	36.75
Total votes			146,469	100

Green

Water Reclamation District Board election Green primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Karen Roothaan	127	32.65
	Green	Tammie Felicia Vinson	127	32.65
	Green	Christopher Anthony	135	34.70
Total votes			146,469	100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Debra Shore (incumbent)	1,025,409	26.52
	Democratic	Kari K. Steele (incumbent)	912,598	23.60
	Democratic	Marcelino Garcia	841,193	21.75
	Republican	R. Cary Capparelli	332,435	8.60
	Republican	Shundar Lin	263,494	6.81
	Green	Christopher Anthony	171,927	4.45
	Green	Karen Roothaan	172,278	4.46
	Green	Tammie Felicia Vinson	147,638	3.82
Total votes			3,866,972	100

Unexpired term, vacancy of Santos (2 years)

A special election was held to fill the seat vacated by Cynthia Santos following her 2016 appointment to the Illinois Pollution Control Board. The seat had been filled by interim appointee David Walsh up until the election.[16]

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Neely du Buclet	561,695	96.48
	Write-in	Others	20,473	3.52
Total votes			582,168	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

Green

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) Green primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Green	Rachel Wales	165	100
Total votes			165	100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Santos) election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Kimberly Neely du Buclet	1,173,498	77.07
	Green	Rachel Wales	349,053	22.93
Total votes			1,522,551	100

Unexpired term, vacancy of Bradford (2 years)

Three days before the candidate filing deadline, incumbent Water Reclamation District Board member Timothy Bradford's died, leaving his seat vacant. A special election was scheduled to fill his seat.[16] No candidates filed in time to be included on the primary ballots, but Cam Davis won the Democratic Party nomination and Geoffrey Cubbage won the Green Party nomination, each as write-in candidates.[16] Cam Davis won the general election.[16]

Democratic

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) Democratic primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in	M. Cameron “Cam” Davis	28,505	22.83
	Write-in	Simon Gordon	1,681	1.35
	Write-in	Frank Avila	515	0.41
	Write-in	Karen Bond	316	0.25
	Write-in	Sharon Waller	214	0.17
	Write-in	Joe Cook	198	0.16
	Write-in	Sergio Bocanegra	14	0.01
	Write-in	Others	93,406	74.82
Total votes			124,849	100

Republican

No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[2]

Green

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) Green primary[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Write-in	Geoffrey Cubbage	76	88.37
	Write-in	Others	10	11.63
Total votes			86	100

General election

Water Reclamation District Board unexpired term (vacancy of Bradford) election[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. Cameron “Cam” Davis	1,189,922	78.96
	Green	Geoffrey Cubbage	317,149	21.04
Total votes			1,507,071	100

Judicial elections

10 judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County were up for partisan elections due to vacancies. In each of these races, Democratic nominees went unchallenged in the general election.[1] Retention elections were also held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. For the first time in three decades, a Circuit Court of Cook County judge (Matthew Coghlan) lost retention.[17]

29 subcircuit courts judgeships were also up for partisan elections due to vacancies.[1] Retention elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships.

Ballot questions

Four ballot questions were included on ballots county-wide. One was included on primary ballots in March, while the other three were included on general election ballots in November.

Legalize Marijuana

A ballot question was referred by the Cook County Board of Commissioners to the voters of Cook County as to whether or not the County's voters advise the State of Illinois to legalize marijuana.[18] All 17 members of the Board of Commissioners had unanimously approved holding this ballot question.[18]

The question asked,

Shall the State of Illinois legalize the cultivation, manufacture, distribution, testing, and sale of marijuana and marijuana products for recreational use by adults 21 and older subject to state regulation, taxation and local ordinance?[18]

Legalize Marijuana ballot question[2][3][4]
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	597,542	68.39
No	276,205	31.61
Total votes	873,747	100
Voter turnout	28.71%

Earned Sick Time

A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a law that allows workers to earn up to 40 hours a year of sick time.[19]

The ballot measure asked the question,

Shall your municipality match the Cook County earned sick time law which allows for workers to earn up to 40 hours (5 days) of sick time a year to take care of their own health or a family member’s health?[19]

Earned Sick Time ballot question[1][5][6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	1,477,938	89.46
No	174,164	10.54
Total votes	1,652,102	100
Voter turnout	53.45%

Gun Dealer Penalties

A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether they believed that Illinois should strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State.[20]

The ballot measure asked the question,

Should the State of Illinois strengthen penalties for the illegal trafficking of firearms and require all gun dealers to be certified by the State?[20]

Gun Dealer Penalties ballot question[1][5][6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	1,517,753	91.51
No	140,796	8.49
Total votes	1,658,549	100
Voter turnout	53.66%

Min Wage 13

A ballot question was created by a successful initiative petition which asked Cook County voters whether to empower each city in Cook County to establish a $13 per hour minimum wage.[21]

The ballot measure asked the question,

Shall the minimum wage in your municipality match the $13 per hour Cook County minimum wage law for adults over the age of 18 by July 1, 2020, and be indexed to the consumer price index after that?[21]

Min Wage 13 ballot question[1][5][6]
Candidate	Votes	%
Yes	1,386,214	84.60
No	252,270	15.40
Total votes	1,638,484	100
Voter turnout	53.01%

Other elections

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeepeople for the suburban townships.[22]

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[cookprimarysummary-3] "Cook County Primary Election March 20, 2018 Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

[chicagoprimarysummary-4] "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE MARCH 20, 2018 GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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[chicagogeneralelectionsummary-6] "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RESULTS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL OF THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO" (PDF). chicagoelections.com. Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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[12] Schorsch, Kristen (September 19, 2022). "Republicans look to keep what few seats they have on the Cook County Board". WBEZ Chicago. Retrieved March 17, 2023.

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[35ILCS-14] "35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved March 18, 2020.

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[ballotpediafirearms-20] "Cook County, Illinois, Firearms Measure (November 2018)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.

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U.S. Senate	1885 1913 1914 1918 1920 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1948 1950 1954 1956 1960 1962 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1978 1980 1984 1986 1990 1992 1996 1998 2002 2004 2008 2010 2014 2016 2020 2022
U.S. House	2000 (1st) 2006 2008 2010 (17th) 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Special	2nd congressional, 1995 14th congressional, 2008 5th congressional, 2009 2nd congressional, 2013 18th congressional, 2015 Comptroller, 2016
Gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
Lieutenant gubernatorial	1818 1822 1826 1830 1834 1838 1842 1846 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968
Other state executive offices	Attorney General 2018 2022 Secretary of State 2022 Comptroller 2016
State Senate	2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
State House	2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
State judicial	1936 1938 1940 1942 1948 1960 1962 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Ballot measures and referendums	State capitol referendum (1834) Cutback Amendment (1980) Crime Victim Rights Amendment (1992) Governor Recall Amendment (2010) Public Pension Amendment (2012) Marsy's Law (2014) Right to Vote Amendment (2014) Transportation Taxes and Fees Lockbox Amendment (2016) Fair Tax (2020) Right to Collective Bargaining Amendment (2022)
Chicago mayoral	1837 1838 1839 1840 1841 1842 1843 1844 (Mar) 1844 (Apr) 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1865 1867 1869 1871 1873 1876 (Apr) 1876 (Jul) 1877 1879 1881 1883 1885 1887 1889 1891 1893 (Apr) 1893 (Dec) 1895 1897 1899 1901 1903 1905 1907 1911 1915 1919 1923 1927 1931 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1977 1979 1983 1987 1989 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Chicago City Council	1923 1925 1927 1929 1931 1933 1935 1939 1943 1947 1951 1955 1959 1963 1967 1971 1975 1979 1983 1987 1991 1995 1999 2003 2007 2011 2015 2019 2023
Other municipal	1924 Cicero
Cook County	1946 1980 (State's Attorney) 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022

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State legislatures	Alabama House Senate Alaska House Senate Arizona House Senate California Assembly Senate Colorado House Senate Connecticut House Senate Delaware House Senate Florida House Senate Georgia House Senate Hawaii House Senate Illinois House Senate Indiana Senate Iowa House Senate Maine House Senate Maryland House Senate Massachusetts Senate Michigan House Senate Minnesota House Montana House Senate Nebraska Nevada Senate New Hampshire House Senate New Mexico House New York Assembly Senate North Carolina House Senate Ohio House Senate Oregon Pennsylvania House Senate South Carolina House Texas House Senate Utah House Senate Vermont House Senate Washington House Senate West Virginia Senate Wisconsin Assembly Senate Wyoming House Senate
Mayors	Alexandria, VA Anaheim, CA Anchorage, AK Austin, TX Burlington, VT Chula Vista, CA Fairfax, VA Fort Lauderdale, FL Franklin, VA Irvine, CA Laredo, TX Lexington, KY Little Rock, AR Long Beach, CA Louisville, KY Lubbock, TX Nashville, TN (special) Newark, NJ Newport News, VA Oakland, CA Oklahoma City, OK Phoenix, AZ (special) Providence, RI Radford, VA Reno, NV San Bernardino, CA San Francisco, CA (special) San Jose, CA Santa Ana, CA Tallahassee, FL Virginia Beach, VA (special) Washington, DC
Local	Anchorage, AK Cook County, IL Cuyahoga County, OH Executive Council El Paso, TX El Paso County, CO Los Angeles County, CA Orange County, CA San Diego, CA San Francisco, CA
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2018 Cook County, Illinois, elections

Election information

Voter turnout

Assessor

Democratic

Republican

General election

Clerk

Democratic

Republican

General election

Sheriff

Democratic

Republican

General election

Treasurer

Democratic

Republican

General election

President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners

Democratic

Republican

General election

Cook County Board of Commissioners

Cook County Board of Review

2nd district

Democratic

Republican

General election

3rd district

Democratic

Republican

General election

Water Reclamation District Board

Regularly-scheduled election

Democratic

Republican

Green

General election

Unexpired term, vacancy of Santos (2 years)

Democratic

Republican

Green

General election

Unexpired term, vacancy of Bradford (2 years)

Democratic

Republican

Green

General election

Judicial elections

Ballot questions

Legalize Marijuana

Earned Sick Time

Gun Dealer Penalties

Min Wage 13

Other elections

See also

References