The 2006 Cook County Board of Commissioners election was held on November 7, 2006.[ 1] primary election held on March 21, 2006.[ 2] 2006 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including the election for president of the Cook County Board of Commissioners ). It saw all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms.
Fifteen members were reelected. One incumbent Democrat withdrew from their election after being renominated, while one incumbent Republican lost his primary. No seat changed parties.
Democrats ran nominees in the races for all seventeen seats. Republicans ran nominees in ten races, while the Green Party ran a nominee in a single race. Five Democratic nominees faced no opponents in the general election, four of whom had also faced no opponents in their Democratic Party primary.
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Earlean Collins , a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Earlean Collins (incumbent) 39,232 100
Total votes
39,232 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3] [ 4]
Incumbent commissioner Robert Steele , a Democrat, was reelected. He had been appointed to succeed his mother Bobbie L. Steele , after they were appointed President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district election[ 1] [ 6]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Robert B. Steele (incumbent) 59,668 88.18
Green Scott W. Kummer
7,996
11.82
Total votes
67,664 100
Incumbent Commissioner Jerry Butler , a Democrat who first assumed the office in 1985, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Then-incumbent Commissioner John Stroger originally sought reelection, winning the Democratic primary, but backed-out due to health issues (and also resigned his seat), and was replaced as Democratic nominee by William Beavers , who went to win the general election.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic John Stroger, Jr. (incumbent) 55,244 100
Total votes
55,244 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3] [ 6]
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Deborah Sims, a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 32,103
Democratic Dian M. Powell
12,156
Total votes
44,259 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Deborah Sims (incumbent) 74,988 100
Total votes
74,988 100
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Joan Patricia Murphy , a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Michael Hawkins 7,190 100
Total votes
7,190 100
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Joseph Mario Moreno , a Democrat, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Joseph Mario Moreno (incumbent) 29,779 100
Total votes
29,779 100
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Roberto Maldonado , a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 18,409 100
Total votes
18,409 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Roberto Maldonado (incumbent) 38,795 100
Total votes
38,795 100
Incumbent third-term Commissioner Peter N. Silvestri , a Republican, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jodi L. Biancalana 16,485 58.41
Democratic Bruce Best
11,738
41.59
Total votes
28,223 100
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Mike Quigley , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Mike Quigley (incumbent) 26,207 100
Total votes
26,207 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 3]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Mike Quigley (incumbent) 62,905 100
Total votes
62,905 100
Incumbent Commissioner John P. Daley , a Democrat in office since 1992, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 45,864 100
Total votes
45,864 100
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Republican primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Carl Segvich 4,046 100
Total votes
4,046 100
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic John P. Daley (incumbent) 65,846 79.49
Republican Carl Segvich
16,986
20.51
Total votes
82,832 100
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Forrest Claypool , a Democrat, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary[ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Forrest Claypool (incumbent) 26,567 100
Total votes
26,567 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 3]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Forrest Claypool (incumbent) 57,709 100
Total votes
57,709 100
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Larry Suffredin , a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 28,280
Total votes
28,280 100
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Republican primary.[ 2] [ 3]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Larry Suffredin (incumbent) 71,801 100
Total votes
71,801 100
Incumbent second-term Commissioner Gregg Goslin , a Republican, was reelected.
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[ 2] [ 4]
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Republican primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 17,523 100
Total votes
17,523 100
Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Gregg Goslin (incumbent) 49,400 53.80
Democratic Michelene "Mickie" Polk
42,426
46.20
Total votes
91,826 100
Incumbent eighth-term[ 7] Tim Schneider , who went on to win the general election.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Jim Steven Dasakis 10,345 100
Total votes
10,345 100
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Tony Peraica , a Republican, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic William Edward Gomolinski 17,570 100
Total votes
17,570 100
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Republican primary[ 2] [ 3]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Tony Peraica (incumbent) 12,035 100
Total votes
12,035 100
Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district election[ 1]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Republican Tony Peraica (incumbent) 35,605 51.04
Democratic William Edward Gomolinski
34,154
48.96
Total votes
69,759 100
Incumbent first-term Commissioner Elizabeth Ann Doody Gorman , a Republican, was reelected.
Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary[ 2]
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Democratic Thomas "Tommy" Kraus 18,900 100
Total votes
18,900 100
Summarizing statistics [ edit ]
Contest summary
Party Seats held before Seats contested Seats won
Democratic 12 17 12
Republican 5 10 5
Green 0 1 0
Contests by parties contesting
Parties contesting Total Democratic wins Republicans wins
Seats contested by Democratic and Republican nominees 10 5 5
Seats contested by Democratic and Green nominees 1 1 — N/a
Seats contested only by Democratic nominees 6 6 — N/a
Vote summary
Party Popular vote Seats won
Democratic 924,939 (76.45%) 12
Republican 276,925 (22.89%) 5
Green 7,996 (0.66%) 0
Total 1,209,860 — N/a
Fate of incumbents
Party Total incumbents Incumbents that sought reelection/retired Incumbents that won/lost re-nomination in primaries Incumbents that won/lost general election Notes
Democratic 12 12 sought reelection 12 won re-nomination 11 won 1 candidate won renomination but withdrew from general election
Republican 5 5 sought reelection 4 won re-nomination 4 won
Green No Green incumbents
Composition of elected board (returning/newly elected members)
Party Returning members Newly elected members
Democratic 11 1
Republican 4 1
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