Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district is an electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district
District
District 2
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
list
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerDennis Deer (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 central Chicago.[2][3]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[4]

The district continued to entirely lay within the city of Chicago. It represented parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city.[5][6]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, continues to lay entirely within the city of Chicago.[7] It represents parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city.[8]

The district is 24.91 square miles (15,942.15 acres).[7]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
Bobbie L. Steele Democratic December 1994–December 2006 Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002
Robert Steele Democratic December 2006–June 19, 2017 Elected in 2006, 2010, 2014; died in office on June 19, 2017
Dennis Deer Democratic July 13, 2017–present Appointed in July 2017; elected in 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Bobbie L. Steele Democratic David Whitehead Harold Washington Party
1998[9] Bobbie L. Steele Democratic 61,487 (100%)
2002[10][11] Bobbie L. Steele Democratic 59,011 (100%)
2006[12] Robert B. Steele Democratic 59,668 (88.18%) Michael Smith Green 7,996 (11.82%)
2010[13] Robert B. Steele Democratic 61,499 (87.53%) Michael Smith Green 8,761 (12.47%)
2014[14] Robert B. Steele Democratic 57,091 (100%)
2018[15] Dennis Deer Democratic 78,380 (100%)

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. March 3, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. "ENDORSEMENTS FOR COOK COUNTY BOARD". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  4. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  5. "Map Room". www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on December 15, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  6. "Cook County Commissioner Districts" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
  7. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 2, Commissioner Dennis Deer (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. "Historical - ccgismap - Cook County Commissioner District 02 | Cook County Open Data". datacatalog.cookcountyil.gov. Cook County Government. June 24, 2019. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  9. "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998" (PDF). results.cookcountyclerkil.gov.
  10. "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.
  11. "SUBURBAN COOK COUNTY RESULTS". voterinfonet.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on February 9, 2005.
  12. "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.
  13. "Cook County General Election November 2, 2010 Combined Summary Report" (PDF). Cook County Clerk's Office. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  14. "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.
  15. "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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