Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district
District
District 11
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerJohn P. Daley (D)

The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of holding a set of two at-large elections (one for ten seats from the city of Chicago and another for seven seats from suburban Cook County).[1]

Geography

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it represented parts of the Southwest Side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs of Cook County.[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago and portions of the Stickney and Worth townships.[4]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, includes Bedford Park, Bridgeview, Burbank, Chicago, Evergreen Park, Hometown, and Oak Lawn.[5][6][7]

In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, it includes portions of the city of Chicago, and portions of the Stickney and Worth townships.[8]

The district is 42.59 square miles (27,259.26 acres).[9]

Politics

The district has only ever been represented by Democrat John P. Daley. He was won all of his elections by large margins.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history

John P. Daley		 Democratic December 1994–present Previously served as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 John P. Daley Democratic
1998[10] John P. Daley Democratic 70,457 (76.49%) William Walsh Republican 21,654 (23.51%)
2002[11][12] John P. Daley Democratic 69,422 (75.85%) William Walsh Republican 22,099 (24.15%)
2006[13] John P. Daley Democratic 65,846 (79.49%) Carl Segvich Republican 16,986 (20.51%)
2010[14] John P. Daley Democratic 56,711 (69.97%) Carl Segvich Republican 24,340 (30.03%)
2014[15] John P. Daley Democratic 54,093 (68.61%) Carl Segvich Republican 24,744 (31.39%)
2018[16] John P. Daley Democratic 71,997 (73.56%) Steven S. Graves Republican 25,872 (26.44%)

References
  1. "CHOICES FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 22, 1998. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  2. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  4. "Cook County Commissioner District 11 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 21, 2010.
  5. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  6. "Cook County Commissioner District 11 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015.
  7. "Cook County Commissioner District 11 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  8. "County Commissioner District 11" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  9. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 11, Commissioner John P. Daley (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 30, 2020.
  10. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  11. "TABULATED STATEMENT OF THE RETURNS AND PROCLAMATION OF THE RESULTS OF THE CANVASS OF THE ELECTION RETURNS FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION HELD IN EACH OF THE PRECINCTS IN ALL THE WARDS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2002 A.D." (PDF). Chicago Board of Election Commissioners. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  12. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  13. "Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report November 2006 General Election Tuesday, November 7th, 2006" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  14. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  15. "General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 4, 2014 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  16. "Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 9, 2020.
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