1984 Cook County, Illinois, elections
November 6, 1984
Turnout78.76%

The Cook County, Illinois, general election was held on November 6, 1984.[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.

Election information

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

Primary election

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]
PrimaryChicago vote totalsSuburban Cook County vote totalsTotal Cook County vote totals
Democratic878,243257,1691,135,412
Republican35,966126,181162,147
Citizens2410241
Nonpartisan04,3484,348
Total914,450387,6981,302,148

General election

Turnout in the general election was 78.76%, with 2,262,103 ballots cast.[4] Chicago saw 78.23% turnout (with 1,247,630 ballots cast), and suburban Cook County saw 79.42% turnout (with 1,014,473 ballots cast).[1][5]

Straight-ticket voting

Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1988.[1]

Party Number of
straight-ticket
votes[1]
Democratic 146,961
Republican 249,150
Citizens 75
Communist 128
Jesse Butler Progressive 199
Libertarian 883
Socialist Workers 134

Clerk of the Circuit Court

1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election
November 6, 1984
Turnout71.55%[1][5]
 
Candidate Morgan M. Finley Deborah L. Murphy
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,260,257 794,882
Percentage 61.32% 38.68%
Clerk before election

Morgan M. Finley
Democratic

 Elected Clerk

Morgan M. Finley
Democratic

In the 1984 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election, incumbent clerk Morgan M. Finley, a Democrat first appointed in 1974,[6] was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan M. Finley 691,037 100
Total votes 691,037 100

Republican

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Deborah L. Murphy 123,290 100
Total votes 123,290 100

General election

Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Morgan M. Finley 1,260,257 61.32
Republican Deborah L. Murphy 794,882 38.68
Total votes 2,055,139 100

Recorder of Deeds

1984 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election
November 6, 1984
Turnout70.41%[1][5]
 
Candidate Harry Yourell Paul M. Sengpiehl
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,232,485 789,906
Percentage 60.94% 39.06%
Recorder of Deeds before election

Sid Olsen
Democratic

 Elected Recorder of Deeds

Harry Yourell
Democratic

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.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry "Bus" Yourell 368,040 50.24
Democratic David W. Gleicher 364,457 49.76
Total votes 732,497 100

Republican

Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Paul M. Sengpiehl 72,400 58.84
Republican William B. Shlifka 50,649 41.16
Total votes 123,049 100

General election

Cook County Recorder of Deeds election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Harry "Bus" Yourell 1,232,485 60.94
Republican Paul M. Sengpiehl 789,906 39.06
Total votes 2,022,391 100

State's Attorney

1984 Cook County State's Attorney election
November 6, 1984
Turnout74.87%[1][5]
 
Candidate Richard M. Daley Richard J. Brzeczek
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,418,775 731,634
Percentage 65.98% 34.02%
State's Attorney before election

Richard M. Daley
Democratic

 Elected State's Attorney

Richard M. Daley
Democratic

In the 1984 Cook County State's Attorney election, incumbent first-term state's attorney Richard M. Daley, a Democrat, was reelected.

Primaries

Democratic

Cook County State’s Attorney Democratic primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 629,743 63.86
Democratic Lawrence S. Bloom 356,381 36.14
Total votes 986,124 100

Republican

Former superintendent of the Chicago Police Department Richard J. Brzeczek won the Republican primary, running unopposed.[2][7]

Cook County State’s Attorney Republican primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Richard J. Brzeczek 135,852 100
Total votes 135,852 100

General election

Cook County State’s Attorney election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Richard M. Daley (incumbent) 1,418,775 65.98
Republican Richard J. Brzeczek 731,634 34.02
Total votes 2,150,409 100

Water Reclamation District Board

1984 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election
November 6, 1984
4 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago

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]

Judicial elections

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

Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect the Democratic, Republican, and Citizens committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[2]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 "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.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 "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.
  3. 1 2 State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 1984. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. p. 163. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 State of Illinois OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION November 6, 1984. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois State Board of Elections. p. 88. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  6. ↑ Gibson, Ray (20 July 1986). "FINLEY STEERS PUBLIC INSURANCE BUSINESS TO FRIEND". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. ↑ Neal, Steve (17 September 1985). "EX-SUPT. O`GRADY MAY CHALLENGE ELROD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
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