The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 7, 2000.
Primaries were held March 21, 2000.
Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.
Election information 2000 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 Primary election Voter turnout in Cook County during the primaries was 28.26%. The city of Chicago saw 32.82% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 23.13% turnout.
+ Vote totals of primaries Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totals Democratic 424,642 148,370 573,012 Republican 27,701 124,830 152,531 Nonpartisan 2,086 8,841 10,927 Total 454,429 282,041 736,470
General election The general election saw 71.50% turnout, with 1,988,821 ballots cast. Chicago saw 70.22% turnout and suburban Cook County saw 72.94% turnout.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
In the 2000 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent third-term clerk Aurelia Pucinski, a Republican who had been elected as a Democrat (switching parties in 1998), did not seek reelection. Democrat Dorothy A. Brown was elected to succeed her.
Brown's election made her the first African-American to serve as clerk of the circuit court of Cook County.
Primaries Democratic Candidates The following candidates ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: CandidateExperienceRefDorothy A. BrownGeneral Auditor for the CTA since 1991Candidate for Chicago City Treasurer in 1999Patrick LevarChicago Alderman for the 45th Ward since 1987Joe Moore Chicago Alderman for the 49th Ward since 1991Patricia YoungCommissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago since 1992
Results
Republican Candidate The following candidate ran for the Republican Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court:
Nancy Mynard, information technology company executive Results
General election
Recorder of Deeds
In the 2000 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election, incumbent Recorder of Deeds Eugene Moore, a Democrat, was elected to his first full term. Moore had first been appointed in 1999 (after Jesse White resigned to become Illinois Secretary of State).
Primaries Democratic Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Eugene "Gene" Moore, incumbent
Results
Republican Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Arthur D. Sutton
Results
General election
State's Attorney
In the 2000 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term State's Attorney Richard A. Devine, a Democrat, was reelected.
Primaries Democratic Candidate The following candidate ran for the Democratic Party nomination for Clerk of the Circuit Court: Richard A. Devine, incumbent
Republican Candidate The following candidate ran for the Republican Party nomination Cook County State's Attorney: David P. Gaughan, former Assistant Cook County State's Attorney (1989–1999)
General election
Water Reclamation District Board
In the 2000 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 up in a regularly scheduled at-large election, while a fourth seat was up in for a separate special election.
Judicial elections Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies. Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies. Retention elections were held for other judgeships.
Ballot questions One ballot question was included on ballots county-wide during the March primary.
Tobacco Settlement A ballot question involving tobacco settlement funds was included on the March primary ballot.
Other elections Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic and Republican committeemen for the wards of Chicago.
See also 2000 Illinois elections
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