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2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners election

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2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners election
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The 2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners election will see all seventeen seats of the Cook County Board of Commissioners up for election to four-year terms. The election coinsides with other 2026 Cook County, Illinois, elections (including an election for the president of the Board of Commissioners) with the primary elections to be held on March 17, 2026 and the general election to be held on November 3, 2026.

Contents

1st district

Incumbent 1st district commissioner Tara Stamps, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2023, is seeking re-election to a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Tara Stamps, incumbent commissioner [1]

Endorsements

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 1st district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Tara Stamps (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

2nd district

The incumbent 2nd district commissioner Michael Scott Jr., a Democrat who was first appointed in 2024, is seeking re-election to a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Michael Scott Jr., incumbent commissioner [1]
  • Andre Smith, activist, perennial candidate, and candidate for this district in 2022 [1]

Endorsements

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Michael Scott Jr. (incumbent)
Democratic Andre Smith
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

3rd district

Incumbent 3rd district commissioner Bill Lowry, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term. He was unopposed in both the Democratic primary and general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Bill Lowry
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bill Lowry (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

4th district

The incumbent 4th District commissioner Stanley Moore, a Democrat, is seeking re-election to a fourth full (fifth overall) term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Stanley Moore
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 4th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Stanley Moore (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

5th district

The incumbent 5th district commissioner Kisha McCaskill, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2025, is seeking re-election to a first full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Kiana Belcher, Dolton trustee [1]
  • Kisha McCaskill, incumbent commissioner [1]

Endorsements

Kiana Belcher
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Labor unions
Organizations
Kisha McCaskill
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Newspapers

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Kiana Belcher
Democratic Kisha McCaskill (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 5th district Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Richard Nolan
Total votes100.0

6th district

Incumbent 6th district commissioner Donna Miller, a Democrat, is retiring to run for Congress.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Patricia Joan Murphy
Statewide officials
Local officials
Labor unions
Newspapers
Wesam Shahed
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 6th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Antoine Bass
Democratic Veronica Bolling-Franklin
Democratic Sylvester Fulcher
Democratic Patricia Joan Murphy
Democratic Wesam Shahed
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

7th district

Incumbent 7th district commissioner Alma Anaya, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Alma Anaya, incumbent commissioner [1]

Endorsements

Alma Anaya
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 7th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Alma Anaya (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

8th district

Incumbent 8th district commissioner Jessica Vasquez, a Democrat who was first appointed in 2025, is seeking re-election to a first full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Nicholas Cade, U.S. Navy veteran [1]
  • Jessica Vasquez, incumbent commissioner [1]

Endorsements

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 8th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Nicholas Cade
Democratic Jessica Vasquez (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

9th district

Incumbent 9th district commissioner Maggie Trevor, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Maggie Trevor, incumbent commissioner [1]

Endorsements

Maggie Trevor
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Maggie Trevor
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Ammie Kessem, police officer and nominee for Illinois's 19th house district in 2018 [1]

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 9th district Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Ammie Kessem
Total votes100.0

10th district

Incumbent 10th district commissioner Bridget Gainer, a Democrat, is seeking re-election to a fourth full (fifth overall) term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Bridget Gainer
Labor unions
Newspapers
Drake Warren
Local officials
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 10th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Bridget Gainer (incumbent)
Democratic Drake Warren
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

11th district

Incumbent 11th district commissioner John Daley, a Democrat, is running for re-election to an eighth full (ninth overall) term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 11th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Daley (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

12th district

Incumbent 12th district commissioner Bridget Degnen, a Democrat is retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Elizabeth Granato
U.S. representatives
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers
Che-Che Wilson
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations
Cat Sharp (withdrawn)
State legislators
Local officials
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elizabeth Granato
Democratic Isaiah White
Democratic Che-Che Wilson
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Alice Hu, small business owner and nominee for this district in 2022 [1]

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 12th district Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Alice Hu
Total votes100.0

13th district

Incumbent 13th district commissioner Josina Morita, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a second term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Josina Morita
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 13th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Josina Morita (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

14th district

Incumbent 14th district commissioner Scott Britton, a Democrat, is running for re-election to a third term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Scott Britton
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 14th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Scott Britton (incumbent)
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

15th district

Incumbent 15th district commissioner Kevin Morrison, a Democrat, is retiring to run for Congress.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Ted Mason
U.S. representatives
Statewide officials
State legislators
Local officials
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ted Mason
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Gabriella Hoxie
Newspapers

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 15th district Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gabriella Hoxie
Republican Daniel Lee
Total votes100.0

16th district

Incumbent 16th district commissioner Frank Aguilar, a Democrat, is running for a second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Miranda Hernandez
Labor unions
Organizations
Newspapers

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 16th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Aguilar (incumbent)
Democratic Letty Garcia
Democratic Miranda Hernandez
Total votes100.0

Republican primary

No candidate ran in the Republican primary.

17th district

Incumbent 17th district commissioner Sean Morrison, a Republican, is retiring.

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
  • Liz Gorman, former commissioner (2002–2015) and candidate for this district in 2022 [17]
Declined

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Republican primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Liz Gorman
Total votes100.0

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared

Endorsements

Elyse Hoffenberg
Labor unions
Organizations

Results

2026 Cook County Board of Commissioners 17th district Democratic primary
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Elyse Hoffenberg
Total votes100.0

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