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The Cook County, Illinois, general election will be held on November 5, 2024.[1] Elections will be held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, State's Attorney, Board of Commissioners district 1, Cook County Board of Review district 1, four seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.[2]
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Primary elections, held using the open primary system, will take place on March 19, 2024.[1][3]
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The incumbent first-term clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Iris Martinez, ran for re-election, but was defeated for re-nomination by Mariyana T. Spyropoulos. In the Republican and Libertarian party primaries, one candidate each ran uncontested. Spyropoulos won the general election with 68% of the vote.
In the Democratic primary election, Martinez faced a challenge from Mariyana Spyropoulos, who had served as Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner since 2016.
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iris Martinez | Incumbent | Website[usurped] | [4] |
| Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner (2016-present) | Website | [4] |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | 329,635 | 65.17 | |
| Democratic | Iris Y. Martinez (incumbent) | 176,195 | 34.83 | |
| Total votes | 505,830 | 100.0 | ||
Lupe Aguirre ran uncontested in the Republican primary election.[2]
Michael Murphy ran uncontested in the Libertarian primary election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Mariyana T. Spyropoulos | 1,322,315 | 67.99 | −5.04% | |
| Republican | Lupe Aguirre | 498,205 | 25.62 | −1.35% | |
| Libertarian | Michael Murphy | 124,368 | 6.39 | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,944,888 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
Incumbent second-term Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, retired at the end of her term on December 1, 2024. Two candidates were running in the Democratic primary election, and one candidate each is running uncontested in the Republican and Libertarian primary elections.
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| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Clayton Harris III | Lecturer in public policy at the University of Chicago Former assistant state's attorney |
Website | [5] |
| Eileen O'Neill Burke | Former judge on the Illinois First District Appellate Court (2016-2023) and Cook County Circuit Court (2008-2016) | Website | [5] |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Eileen O'Neill Burke | 264,428 | 50.15 | |
| Democratic | Clayton Harris III | 262,857 | 49.85 | |
| Total votes | 527,285 | 100.0 | ||
Bob Fioretti, former Chicago City Council member and perennial candidate, was running uncontested in the Republican primary election.[2]
Andrew Charles Kopinski is running uncontested in the Libertarian primary election.[2]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Eileen O'Neill Burke | 1,315,970 | 67.36 | +13.15% | |
| Republican | Bob Fioretti | 551,617 | 28.23 | −10.85% | |
| Libertarian | Andrew Charles Kopinski | 86,154 | 4.41 | −2.30% | |
| Total votes | 1,953,761 | 100.0 | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Monica Gordon | 1,320,946 | 68.30 | −3.28 | |
| Republican | Michelle Pennington | 530,680 | 27.44 | +1.18 | |
| Libertarian | Joseph Schreiner | 82,526 | 4.26 | +2.10 | |
| Total votes | 1,934,152 | 100.0 | |||
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In the 2022 election, Brandon Johnson was re-elected as commissioner for the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. After his election as Mayor of Chicago in 2023, Tara Stamps was appointed to replace him.[6] Stamps is running for re-election to a full term, and faces a challenger in the Democratic primary election.
| Candidate | Experience | Campaign | Ref |
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| Tara Stamps | Incumbent | Website | [7] |
| Zerlina Smith-Members | Political consultant and perennial candidate | Website | [7] |
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Tara Stamps (incumbent) | 94,353 | 89.71 | −3.16 | |
| Libertarian | James Humay | 10,828 | 10.29 | +3.16 | |
| Total votes | 105,181 | 100.0 | |||
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