1984 Cook County, Illinois, elections Turnout 78.76%
The Cook County, Illinois , general election[ 1]
Primaries were held March 20, 1984.[ 2]
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court , Recorder of Deeds , State's Attorney , 4 seats on the Water Reclamation District Board , and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County .
1984 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 , Senate , and House ) and those for state elections .
Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 46.94%[ 2] [ 3]
Chicago saw 58.55% turnout, and suburban Cook County saw 31.99% turnout.[ 2] [ 3]
Vote totals of primaries[ 2]
Primary
Chicago vote totals
Suburban Cook County vote totals
Total Cook County vote totals
Democratic 878,243
257,169
1,135,412
Republican 35,966
126,181
162,147
Citizens 241
0
241
Nonpartisan
0
4,348
4,348
Total
914,450
387,698
1,302,148
Turnout in the general election was 78.76%, with 2,262,103 ballots cast.[ 4] [ 1] [ 5]
Straight-ticket voting [ edit ] Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1988.[ 1]
Clerk of the Circuit Court [ edit ] In the 1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election , incumbent clerk Morgan M. Finley , a Democrat first appointed in 1974,[ 6]
In the 1988 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election , incumbent second-term recorder of deeds Sid Olsen, a Democrat, did not seek reelection. Democrat Harry Yourell was elected to succeed him.
In the 1984 Cook County State's Attorney election , incumbent first-term state's attorney Richard M. Daley , a Democrat, was reelected.
Former superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Richard J. Brzeczek won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[ 2] [ 7]
Water Reclamation District Board [ edit ] 1984 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
In the 1988 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election , four of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election. Three were regularly scheduled elections, and one was a special election due to a vacancy.[ 2] [ 1]
Democrats won all four seats up for election.[ 1]
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]
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Citizens committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[ 2]
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (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 "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, MARCH 20, 1984" (PDF) . voterinfo.net . Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 October 2008.^ a b State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984 . Retrieved 20 October 2020 .^ "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF) . Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 October 2020 .[permanent dead link ^ a b c d State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION November 6, 1984 . Retrieved 20 October 2020 .^ Gibson, Ray (20 July 1986). "FINLEY STEERS PUBLIC INSURANCE BUSINESS TO FRIEND" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2020 . ^ Neal, Steve (17 September 1985). "EX-SUPT. O`GRADY MAY CHALLENGE ELROD" . chicagotribune.com . Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 November 2020 .
.svg){kind=small}
.png)
