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1992 Cook County, Illinois, elections |
Turnout | 75.21% |
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The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 3, 1992.[1]
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.
Voter turnout
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] Primary | Chicago vote totals | Suburban Cook County vote totals | Total Cook County vote totals |
Democratic | 653,539 | 299,194 | 952,733 |
Republican | 41,631 | 168,488 | 210,119 |
Harold Washington Party | 296 | 0 | 296 |
Nonpartisan | 2,315 | 8,835 | 11,150 |
Total | 697,781 | 476,517 | 1,174,298 |
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
In the 1992 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent first-term clerk Aurelia Pucinski, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries
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.
Recorder of Deeds
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]
Primaries
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 ← 1990 (special) | November 3, 1992 | 1996 → |
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Turnout | 71.04%[1][4] |
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| | | 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.
Primaries
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
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
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 17, 1992" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerkil.com. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
- ^ "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, MARCH 17, 1992" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 3, 1992" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 - 2019 | Cook County Clerk's Office". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Kadner, Phil (11 June 2019). "He was 30 years ahead of his time on legalizing marijuana". Chicago Sun-Times. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
- ^ "Patrick T. Murphy (Illinois Cook District)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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