Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district

Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It was represented by Dennis Deer, a Democrat, until his death on June 23rd, 2024.

History
The district was established in 1994, when the board transitioned from holding elections in individual districts, as opposed to the previous practice of having two multi-member districts districts: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.

1994 boundaries
When the district was first established, it represented central Chicago.

2001 redistricting
New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States Census.

The district continued to entirely lay within the city of Chicago. It represented parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city.

2012 redistricting
The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States Census, continued to lay entirely within the city of Chicago. It represents parts of the central city, West Side, and South Side of the city.

The district was 24.91 square miles (15,942.15 acres).

2022 redistricting
The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States Census, continues to lay entirely within the city of Chicago.

Politics
All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats.

Election results
!Year !Winning candidate !Party !Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct)
 * colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general elections
 * colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Board of Commissioners 2nd district general elections
 * 1994
 * |Bobbie L. Steele
 * |Democratic
 * | 41,541
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C | David Whitehead
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C |Harold Washington Party
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C |
 * 1998
 * |Bobbie L. Steele
 * | Democratic
 * |61,487 (100%)
 * 2002
 * |Bobbie L. Steele
 * | Democratic
 * |59,011 (100%)
 * 2006
 * |Robert B. Steele
 * | Democratic
 * |59,668 (88.18%)
 * | Michael Smith
 * | Green
 * | 7,996 (11.82%)
 * 2010
 * |Robert B. Steele
 * | Democratic
 * |61,499 (87.53%)
 * | Michael Smith
 * | Green
 * | 8,761 (12.47%)
 * 2014
 * |Robert B. Steele
 * | Democratic
 * |57,091 (100%)
 * 2018
 * |Dennis Deer
 * | Democratic
 * |78,380 (100%)
 * 2022
 * |Dennis Deer
 * | Democratic
 * |53,053 (87.92%)
 * | Evan Kasal
 * | Republican
 * | 7,292 (12.08%)
 * |57,091 (100%)
 * 2018
 * |Dennis Deer
 * | Democratic
 * |78,380 (100%)
 * 2022
 * |Dennis Deer
 * | Democratic
 * |53,053 (87.92%)
 * | Evan Kasal
 * | Republican
 * | 7,292 (12.08%)
 * 2022
 * |Dennis Deer
 * | Democratic
 * |53,053 (87.92%)
 * | Evan Kasal
 * | Republican
 * | 7,292 (12.08%)
 * | 7,292 (12.08%)