David Orr, Cook County Clerk

Candidate order set for March primary 

Wednesday, December 28, 2005

Cook County Clerk David Orr’s office conducted a lottery today to determine the candidate ballot positions in the March 21, 2006 primary election.

Candidates competing for the same office who filed simultaneously at 9 a.m. on Dec. 12 participated in the lottery, which involved 37 candidates and 14 races.

All other candidates who filed to run for office after 9 a.m. on Dec. 12 until Dec. 19 will appear on the ballot according to the order in which they filed.

The results of the lottery:

President, Cook County Board of Commissioners

  • Forrest Claypool – Democrat
  • John H. Stroger, Jr. – Democrat

Cook County Board of Commissioners – 5th County Board District

  • Dian M. Powell – Democrat
  • Deborah Sims – Democrat

Cook County Board of Commissioners – 6th County Board District

  • Nicholas "Keith" Chambers – Democrat
  • Joan Patricia Murphy - Democrat
  • Robert L. Ryan, Jr. - Democrat

Cook County Board of Commissioners – 7th County Board District

  • Leonard "Len" Dominguez – Democrat
  • Joseph Mario Moreno – Democrat
  • Albert Martinez - Democrat

Cook County Board of Commissioners – 9th County Board District

  • Peter N. Silvestri – Republican
  • Daniel S. Kollman - Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners – 15th County Board District

  • Timothy O. Schneider – Republican
  • Carl R. Hansen - Republican

Cook County Board of Commissioners – 16th County Board District

  • William Edward Gomolinski - Democrat
  • Phyllis Mary Nirchi – Democrat

Metropolitan Water Reclamation District – Commissioner

  • Dean T. Maragos – Democrat
  • Debra Shore – Democrat
  • Dean J. Nichols – Democrat
  • Patricia Horton – Democrat
  • Terrence J. O'Brien – Democrat
  • James "Jim" Harris – Democrat
  • Barrett F. Pederson – Democrat
  • Jack Hagerty – Democrat

Berwyn Township Democratic Committeeman

  • Robert C. Pechous
  • Robert J. Lovero
  • Robert W. Fejt

Bremen Township Democratic Committeeman

  • M. Maggie Crotty
  • Casey T. Griffin

Maine Township Republican Committeeman

  • Robert A. Provenzano
  • Mark Thompson

Niles Township Democratic Committeeman

  • Richard I. Reeder
  • Lou Lang

Northfield Township Republican Committeeman

  • June B. O'Donoghue
  • Peter Amarantos

Palos Township Democratic Committeeman

  • Samuel J. Simone
  • James D. Healy

Every precinct in Cook County will hold elections to elect political party nominees for offices that include: governor and every other statewide office, U.S. representative, Illinois General Assembly, and countywide offices.

Only candidates running for a county office – county board president, clerk, sheriff, assessor, treasurer, county board commissioner (all 17 district seats), Board of Review commissioner (Districts 1 and 2), Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner (three seats) as well as Democratic and Republican committeeman in every suburban township – submit their petitions to the Clerk’s office. All other candidates file with the State Board of Elections in Springfield.

The deadline for filing objections to a candidate’s nominating petitions was on Dec. 27 for county candidates and 5 p.m. on Dec. 30 for township committeeman candidates.

The Clerk’s office will periodically update the list of candidates and their status on its elections website – www.voterinfonet.com.