2002 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (Senate and House) and those for state elections.
Voter turnout
Primary election
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 36.69%. The city of Chicago saw 39.87% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 33.40% turnout.[3][4][5][6]
In the 2002 Cook County Assessor election, incumbent Assessor James Houlihan, a Democrat first appointed in 1997 who was reelected in 1998, was again reelected.[7]
In the 2002 Cook County Board of Review election, all three seats, two Democratic-held and one Republican-held, were up for election.
Beginning with the 2002 elections, the Cook County Board of Review has had 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.[9]
Incumbent first-term member Maureen Murphy, a Republican, was reelected, being unopposed in both the Republican primary and general election. This election was to a four-year term.[9]
Primaries
Democratic
No candidates, ballot-certified or formal write-in, ran in the Democratic primary.[3][5] The Democratic Party ultimately nominated Brendan F. Houlihan.[1]
Republican
Cook County Board of Review 1st district Republican primary[3][4][5]
Incumbent first-term member Joseph Berrios, a Democrat, was reelected, running unopposed in both the Democratic primary and the general election. Berrios had not only served since the Board of Review was constituted in 1998, but had also served on its predecessor organization, the Cook County Board of (Tax) Appeals, for ten years. This election was to a four-year term.[9]
Primaries
Democratic
Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary[3][4][5]
In the 2006 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 race.[3][4] Since three six-year seats were up for election, voters could vote for up to three candidates and the top-three finishers would win.
Two Democratic incumbents Kathy Meany and Cynthia Santos, won reelection. They were joined in being elected by fellow Democrat Frank Avila. One Democratic incumbent, Martin Sandoval, had withdrawn ahead of the Democratic primary.[1][2][10]
Primaries
Democratic
Water Reclamation District Board election Democratic primary[3][4][5]
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^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t"SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on 9 February 2005.
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^ a b"Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on 30 May 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
^Cox, Ted (6 August 2009). "Houlihan won't seek reelection as Cook Co. assessor -- Daily Herald". prev.dailyherald.com. Daily Herald. Retrieved 13 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 d"35 ILCS 200/5-5". ilga.gov. Government of Illinois. Retrieved 18 March 2020.
^Stewart, Russ (19 June 2002). "ANOTHER BIZARRE OUTCOME IN MWRD COMMISSIONER RACE". www.russstewart.com. Russ Stewart. Retrieved 23 June 2020.