American election
1988 Cook County, Illinois, elections Turnout 72.56%
The Cook County, Illinois , general election was held on November 8, 1988.[1]
Primaries were held March 15, 1988.[2]
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court , Recorder of Deeds , State's Attorney , one seat on the Cook County Board of Appeals , three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board , and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County .
Election information [ edit ] 1988 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 and House ) and those for state elections .
Voter turnout [ edit ] Primary election [ edit ] Turnout in the primaries was 45.63%, with 1,236,750 ballots cast.[2] [3]
Vote totals of primaries[2] Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 742,281 244,812 987,093 Republican 83,625 161,042 244,667 Illinois Solidarity 127 77 204 Nonpartisan 733 6,053 6,786 Total 826,766 411,984 1,236,750
General election [ edit ] The general election saw turnout of 72.56%, with 2,095,985 ballots cast.[4] Chicago saw 1,14,080 ballots cast, and suburban Cook County saw 981,905 ballots cast.[1]
Straight-ticket voting [ edit ] Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1988.[1]
Clerk of the Circuit Court [ edit ] In the 1988 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election , incumbent clerk Morgan M. Finley , a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Aurelia Pucinski was elected to succeed him.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Candidates The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Results Republican [ edit ] Candidate The following candidate ran for the Republican Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Results Illinois Solidarity [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Illinois Solidarity Party primary.[2]
General election [ edit ]
Recorder of Deeds [ edit ] 1988 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election Turnout 65.06%[1] [4]
In the 1988 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election , incumbent first-term recorder of deeds Harry Yourell , a Democrat, did not seek reelection, instead running to be a commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Democrat Carol Moseley Braun was elected to succeed him.
Mosely Braun's election made her the first African-American to hold the office of Cook County recorder of deeds.[7]
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Candidates The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Cook County Recorder of Deeds Court:
Results Republican [ edit ] Candidates The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Cook County Recorder of Deeds Court:
Results Illinois Solidarity [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Illinois Solidarity Party primary.[2] The party ultimately nominated Edward M. Wojkowski.[1]
General election [ edit ] State's Attorney [ edit ] In the 1988 Cook County State's Attorney election , incumbent second-term state's attorney Richard M. Daley , a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] Republican [ edit ] Illinois Solidarity [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Illinois Solidarity Party primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] Cook County Board of Appeals (special election) [ edit ] 1988 Cook County Board of Appeals special election Turnout 65.27%[1] [4] First party Second party Party Democratic Republican Seats before 2 0 Seats after 2 0 Seat change Seats up 1 0 Races won 1 0
In the 1988 Cook County Board of Appeals special election , one seat on the board were up for election. Due to the death of Harry Semrow , this special election was held to fill the seat he had served on.[8] Democrat Joseph Berrios was elected to fill the seat.
Thomas A. Jaconetty had been appointed to hold the seat until the new commissioner elected in this race would be seated.[8]
Primaries [ edit ] Democratic [ edit ] 31st Ward committeeman Joseph Berrios, the Democratic Party organization-endorsed candidate, won the Democratic primary.[2] [8]
Republican [ edit ] Illinois Solidarity [ edit ] No candidates ran in the Illinois Solidarity Party primary.[2]
General election [ edit ] Water Reclamation District Board [ edit ] 1988 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
In the 1988 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 [ edit ] 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]
Other elections [ edit ] Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Illinois Solidarity committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[2]
See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988" (PDF) . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 15, 1988" (PDF) . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008. ^ "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 15, 1988" (PDF) . Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 17 October 2020 . ^ a b c d e "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 8, 1988" (PDF) . Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 October 2020 . ^ Jensen, Trevor (6 April 2010). "Thomas S. Fuller, 1934-2010: Former water district chief convicted in corruption probe" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2020 . ^ "Our Campaigns - Candidate - Janice Hart" . www.ourcampaigns.com . Our Campaigns. Retrieved 18 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 . ^ a b c "SEMROW'S SUCCESSOR ON TAX APPEALS BOARD NAMED" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. 5 January 1988. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .