Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district
District
District 4
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerStanley Moore (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

Since its inception, the district has represented parts of the South Side of Chicago and the southwest suburbs of Cook County.

1994 boundaries

In its initial 1994 iteration, the district encompassed parts of the South Side of Chicago as well as 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 Thornton Township.[4]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, includes parts of Burnham, Calumet City, Chicago, Dolton, Evergreen, Lansing, South Holland.[5][6][7]

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

The portion of Chicago represented by the district is the extreme southwest edge of the city, including the Lake Calumet region.[6][7]

The district is 57.57 square miles (36,844.00 acres).[9]

Politics

All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats. The district has voted strongly Democratic in its Cook County Board of Commissioners elections.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history
John Stroger Democratic December 1994–August 1, 2006 Elected in 1994, 1998, 2002; resigned on August 1, 2006
William Beavers Democratic November 2006–March 2013 Elected in 2006 and 2010; resigned in March 2013
Stanley Moore Democratic April 2013–present Appointed in April 2013; elected in 2014 and 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 John H. Stroger, Jr. Democratic Bruce Crosby Harold Washington Party
1998[10] John H. Stroger, Jr. Democratic 91,847 (100%)
2002[11][12] John H. Stroger, Jr. Democratic 86,415 (93.12%) Nathan Peoples Republican 6,385 (6.88%)
2006[13] William Beavers Democratic 78,252 (91.54%) Ann Rochelle Hunter Republican 7,234 (8.46%)
2010[14] William Beavers Democratic 81,046 (90.58%) Joseph A. Barton Green 8,431 (9.42%)
2014[15] Stanley S. Moore Democratic 75,192 (100%)
2018[16] Stanley S. Moore Democratic 88,736 (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. Chicago Tribune. October 27, 1994. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  3. Becker, Robert (August 24, 2001). "County's proposed redistricting map has a familiar look". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune.
  4. "Commissioner District 4" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. 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 4 Municipalities" (PDF). Office of the Cook County Clerk. August 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 31, 2014.
  7. "Cook County Commissioner District 4 Municipalities" (PDF). Cook County Clerk. September 2015. Retrieved October 28, 2020.
  8. "County Commissioner District 4" (PDF). www.cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  9. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 4, Commissioner Stanley Moore (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 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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