The general election saw turnout of 64.37%, with 1,774,961 ballots cast.[4] Chicago saw 63.17% turnout (with 902,514 ballots cast), and suburban Cook County saw 65.66% turnout (with 872,447 ballots cast).[1][4][5]
Straight-ticket votingedit
Ballots had a straight-ticket voting option in 1996.[1] This would be the last Cook County election with straight-ticket voting, as it would be abolished in Illinois in 1997.[6]
Few had seen Devine as having much prospect of unseating O'Malley, a popular incumbent who was regarded as a rising political star. Devine's strong victory over O'Malley was regarded as a very surprising upset.[7]
Devine was regarded as having ridden the coattails of a Democratic wave in Illinois which saw incumbent president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore carry the state by nearly twenty-points in the presidential election and Illinois also elect Dick Durbin in its U.S. Senate election.[7]
Even Devine himself expressed surprise at just how large his margin-of-victory was over O'Malley.[7]
In the 1996 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election, three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at-large election.[1] All three Democratic nominees won election.[1]
Judicial electionsedit
Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies.[1]Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court.[1]
Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.[1] Retention elections were held for other judgeships.[1]
Other electionsedit
Coinciding with the primaries, elections were held to elect both the Democratic, Republican, and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the wards of Chicago.[2]
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^ abcdef"STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5, 1996" (PDF). Illinois Secretary of State. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
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^ abcFegelman, Andrew Fegelman; Ryan, Nancy (6 November 1996). "O'MALLEY SHOCKED BY DEVINE". chicagotribune.com. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
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1996, cook, county, illinois, elections, cook, county, illinois, general, election, held, november, 1996, 1994, november, 1996, 1998, turnout64, primaries, were, held, march, 1996, elections, were, held, clerk, circuit, court, recorder, deeds, state, attorney,. The Cook County Illinois general election was held on November 5 1996 1 1996 Cook County Illinois elections 1994 November 5 1996 1998 Turnout64 37 Primaries were held March 19 1996 2 Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court Recorder of Deeds State s Attorney three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County Contents 1 Election information 1 1 Voter turnout 1 1 1 Primary election 1 1 2 General election 1 2 Straight ticket voting 2 Clerk of the Circuit Court 2 1 Primaries 2 1 1 Democratic 2 1 2 Republican 2 2 General election 3 Recorder of Deeds 3 1 Primaries 3 1 1 Democratic 3 1 2 Republican 3 1 3 Harold Washington Party 3 2 General election 4 State s Attorney 4 1 Primaries 4 1 1 Democratic 4 1 2 Republican 4 1 3 Harold Washington Party 4 2 General election 5 Water Reclamation District Board 6 Judicial elections 7 Other elections 8 See also 9 ReferencesElection information edit1996 was a presidential election year in the United States The primaries and general elections for Cook County races coincided with those for federal races President House and Senate and those for state elections Voter turnout edit Primary election edit Turnout in the primaries was 30 39 with 776 069 ballots cast 3 Chicago saw 35 02 turnout and suburban Cook County saw 25 46 turnout 4 5 Vote totals of primaries 2 Primary Chicago vote totals Suburban Cook County vote totals Total Cook County vote totalsDemocratic 420 288 144 103 564 391Republican 39 967 159 378 199 345Harold Washington Party 426 72 498Harold Washington Party Democratic 5 108 559 5 667Harold Washington Party Republican 224 44 268Libertarian 267 318 585Nonpartisan 17 5 298 5 315Total 466 297 309 772 776 069General election edit The general election saw turnout of 64 37 with 1 774 961 ballots cast 4 Chicago saw 63 17 turnout with 902 514 ballots cast and suburban Cook County saw 65 66 turnout with 872 447 ballots cast 1 4 5 Straight ticket voting edit Ballots had a straight ticket voting option in 1996 1 This would be the last Cook County election with straight ticket voting as it would be abolished in Illinois in 1997 6 Party Number ofstraight ticketvotes 1 Democratic 511 115Republican 204 349Harold Washington 2 062Libertarian 1 992Reform 8 881U S Taxpayers 234Justice 952Clerk of the Circuit Court edit1996 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election 1992 November 5 1996 2000 Turnout59 55 1 4 nbsp nbsp Candidate Aurelia Pucinski Sandra M StavropoulosParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 149 216 397 191Percentage 70 37 24 32 Clerk before electionAurelia PucinskiDemocratic Elected Clerk Aurelia PucinskiDemocraticIn the 1996 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election incumbent second term clerk Aurelia Pucinski a Democrat was reelected Primaries edit Democratic edit Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski incumbent 374 508 100Total votes 374 508 100Republican edit Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Republican primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Sandra M Stavropoulos 114 082 100Total votes 114 082 100General election edit Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Aurelia Marie Pucinski 1 149 216 70 37Republican Sandra M Stavropoulos 397 191 24 32Harold Washington Philip Morris 64 204 3 03Justice Party Janet Dennis 22 581 1 38Total votes 1 642 109 100Recorder of Deeds edit1996 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election 1992 November 5 1996 2000 Turnout58 92 1 4 nbsp nbsp Candidate Jesse White Patrick A DwyerParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 061 436 499 551Percentage 65 33 30 75 Recorder of Deeds before electionJesse WhiteDemocratic Elected Recorder of Deeds Jesse WhiteDemocraticIn the 1996 Cook County Recorder of Deeds election incumbent first term recorder of deeds Jesse White a Democrat was reelected Primaries edit Democratic edit Cook County Recorder of Deeds Democratic primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jesse White incumbent 286 877 70 35Democratic Mary Ellen Considine 120 924 29 65Total votes 407 801 100Republican edit Cook County Recorder of Deeds Republican primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican Patrick A Dwyer 72 215 60 07Republican William J Kelly 48 000 39 93Total votes 120 215 100Harold Washington Party edit Cook County Recorder of Deeds Harold Washington Party primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Harold Washington Brenda Hernandez Frias 1 997 100Total votes 1 997 100General election edit Cook County Recorder of Deeds election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Jesse White incumbent 1 061 436 65 33Republican Patrick A Dwyer 499 551 30 75Harold Washington Brenda Hernandez Frias 53 421 3 29Justice Party Smith Wiiams 10 251 0 63Total votes 1 624 659 100State s Attorney edit1996 Cook County State s Attorney election 1992 November 5 1996 2000 Turnout61 95 1 4 Candidate Richard A Devine Jack O Malley R Eugene PinchamParty Democratic Republican JusticePopular vote 805 659 694 306 156 695Percentage 47 88 41 26 9 31 State s Attorney before electionJack O MalleyRepublican Elected State s Attorney Richard A DevineDemocraticIn the 1996 Cook County State s Attorney election incumbent state s attorney Jack O Malley a Republican first elected in a special election in 1990 and subsequently reelected in 1992 was defeated by Democrat Richard A Devine Primaries edit Democratic edit Cook County State s Attorney Democratic primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard A Devine 284 781 100Total votes 284 781 100Republican edit Cook County State s Attorney Republican primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Republican John M Jack O Malley incumbent 159 505 100Total votes 159 505 100Harold Washington Party edit Cook County State s Attorney Harold Washington Party primary 2 Party Candidate Votes Harold Washington Lawrence C Redman Jr 3 475 100Total votes 3 475 100General election edit Few had seen Devine as having much prospect of unseating O Malley a popular incumbent who was regarded as a rising political star Devine s strong victory over O Malley was regarded as a very surprising upset 7 Devine was regarded as having ridden the coattails of a Democratic wave in Illinois which saw incumbent president Bill Clinton and his vice president Al Gore carry the state by nearly twenty points in the presidential election and Illinois also elect Dick Durbin in its U S Senate election 7 Even Devine himself expressed surprise at just how large his margin of victory was over O Malley 7 Cook County State s Attorney election 1 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Richard A Devine 805 659 47 88Republican John M Jack O Malley incumbent 694 306 41 26Justice Party R Eugene Pincham 156 695 9 31Harold Washington Lawrence C Redman Jr 26 131 1 55Total votes 1 708 256 100Water Reclamation District Board edit1996 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election 1994 November 5 1996 1998 3 of 9 seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago First party Second party Party Democratic RepublicanIn the 1996 Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago election three of the nine seats on the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago board were up for election in an at large election 1 All three Democratic nominees won election 1 Judicial elections editPasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies 1 Retention elections were also held for the Circuit Court 1 Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies 1 Retention elections were held for other judgeships 1 Other elections editCoinciding with the primaries elections were held to elect both the Democratic Republican and Harold Washington Party committeemen for the wards of Chicago 2 See also edit1996 Illinois electionsReferences edit a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS TUESDAY NOVEMBER 5 1996 PDF voterinfo net Cook County Clerk Archived from the original PDF on 2 November 2008 a b c d e f g h i j k OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS PRIMARY ELECTION COOK COUNTY ILLINOIS TUESDAY MARCH 19 1996 PDF www cookcountyclerkil com Retrieved 15 October 2020 STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY MARCH 19 1996 PDF Illinois Secretary of State Retrieved 16 October 2020 a b c d e f STATE OF ILLINOIS OFFICIAL VOTE Cast at the GENERAL ELECTION NOVEMBER 5 1996 PDF Illinois Secretary of State Retrieved 16 October 2020 a b Voter Registration and Turnout 1990 2019 Cook County Clerk s Office www cookcountyclerk com Cook County Clerk Retrieved 16 October 2020 Straight Ticket Voting States www ncsl org Retrieved 6 April 2020 a b c Fegelman Andrew Fegelman Ryan Nancy 6 November 1996 O MALLEY SHOCKED BY DEVINE chicagotribune com Chicago Tribune Retrieved 15 October 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php 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