Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district is a electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners.

Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district
District
District 8th
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyCook
Municipalities
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Government
 • TypeDistrict
 • BodyCook County Board of Commissioners
 • CommissionerLuis Arroyo Jr. (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

Throughout its history, the district has been located in the Near Northwest Side of Chicago.

1994 boundaries

When the district was first established, it represented parts of the Near Northwest Side of Chicago.[2]

2001 redistricting

New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.[3] The boundaries were entirely within the city of Chicago.[4] It represented Near Northwest Chicago.[5]

2012 redistricting

The district currently, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, continues to be entirely located entirely within the city boundaries of Chicago, and largely resembles the shape that the district already had before the redistricting.[5][6][7][8]

The district is 14.26 square miles (9,125.78 acres).[8]

Politics

The district has only ever been represented by Democratic commissioners. Only once has another party run a nominee in an election in this district.

List of commissioners representing the district
Commissioner Party Years Electoral history

Roberto Maldonado		 Democratic December 1994–August 2009 Elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006; resigned in August 2009 to serve on Chicago City Council
Edwin Reyes Democratic August 2009–December 2014 Appointed in August 2009;[9] elected in 2010; lost reelection in 2014
Luis Arroyo Jr. Democratic December 2014–present Elected in 2014 and 2018

Election results
Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district general elections
Year Winning candidate Party Vote (pct) Opponent Party Vote (pct)
1994 Roberto Maldonado Democratic
1998[10] Roberto Maldonado Democratic 31,356 (100%)
2002[11][12] Roberto Maldonado Democratic 38,741 (100%)
2006[13] Roberto Maldonado Democratic 38,795 (100%)
2010[14] Edwin Reyes Democratic 37,147 (100%)
2014[15] Luis Arroyo Jr. Democratic 37,529 (100%)
2018[16] Luis Arroyo Jr. Democratic 73,296 (89.29%) Walter Zarnecki Republican 8,792 (10.71%)

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. "County Board of Commissioners District Precinct Maps". Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original on April 10, 2010.
  5. "Cook County Commissioner Districts" (PDF). cookcountyclerk.com. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 7, 2010.
  6. Leonard, Valerie (May 11, 2012). "Redistricting of Cook County board to be determined in coming weeks". AustinTalks. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  7. "Historical - Cook County Commissioner District Map | Cook County Open Data". Cook County. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  8. "Chicago Cityscape - Map of building projects, properties, and businesses in District 8, Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. (Cook County Commissioner District)". www.chicagocityscape.com. Retrieved October 29, 2020.
  9. Arnold, Tony (August 31, 2009). "Committeemen Pick New County Commissioner". WBEZ Chicago. Retrieved October 27, 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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