2022 Cook County, Illinois, elections
The Cook County, Illinois, general elections were held on November 8, 2022. Primaries were held on June 28, 2022. Elections were held for Assessor, Clerk, Sheriff, Treasurer, President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all 17 seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners, all three seats of the Cook County Board of Review, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County. The Republican Party saw its representation on the Cook County Board of Commissioners reduced from two seats to a single seat. Cook County Commissioner Sean M. Morrison's victory by a margin of 2.58% marked the only victory in a partisan county race for a Republican nominee, with Democrats winning all other partisan elections. Election information 2022 was a midterm election year in the United States. The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal (House and Senate) and those for state elections. In the primary, turnout among registered voters was 21.14%. Turnout among registered voters in suburban Cook County was 19.61%, with 319,825 ballots cast. Turnout among registered voters in the City of Chicago was 22.81%, with 341,901 ballots cast. Assessor First-term incumbent assessor Fritz Kaegi, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term. Democratic primary In the Democratic primary, the incumbent Kaegi was challenged by Metropolitan Water Reclamation District President Kari Steele. Polling Endorsements Republican nomination No candidates ran in the Republican primary. Libertarian primary Nico Tsatsoulis ran uncontested in the Libertarian primary for assessor. General election Clerk Incumbent clerk is Karen Yarbrough, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term. Democratic primary Yarbrough ran uncontested in the Democratic primary. Republican nomination No candidate ran in the Republican primary. The Republican Party ultimately nominated former Cook County Commissioner Tony Peraica. Libertarian primary Joseph Schreiner, an occasional candidate for office and 2020 Illinois House of Representatives Libertarian candidate in District 19, ran uncontested in the Libertarian primary. Marco Gomez expressed interest, but did not run. General election Sheriff The incumbent sheriff Tom Dart, a Democrat, was reelected to a fifth term. Only Democrats have held this office ever since Michael F. Sheahan unseated Republican James E. O'Grady in 1990. Democratic primary Dart was challenged in the Democratic primary by Noland Rivera, Carmen Navarro Gercone, LaTonya Ruffin, and Kirk Ortiz. Only Rivera made the ballot. Republican nomination No candidates ran in the Republican Party primary. The Republican Party later nominated Lupe Aguirre. Libertarian primary Cook County Sheriff's Department Deputy Brad Sandefur ran uncontested in the Libertarian primary after perennial candidate Richard Mayers was disqualified and removed from the ballot. Jack Kozlowski had expressed interest, but did not run. General election Treasurer Incumbent treasurer Maria Pappas, a Democrat, was reelected to a seventh term. Democratic primary Pappas ran unchallenged in the Democratic primary. Republican primary No candidates ran in the Republican primary. Republican later nominated Peter Kopsaftis. Libertarian primary Michael Murphy ran unchallenged in the Libertarian primary. General election President of the Cook County