Cook County Clerk

The Cook County Clerk is the clerk of county government in Cook County, Illinois.

History
The office of Cook County Clerk was established as an elected office with a four-year term in August 1837. Prior to this, from 1831 to 1837, the Clerk was appointed by the three Cook County Commissioners.

Recent election results
!Year !Winning candidate !Party !Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct)
 * colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Clerk general elections
 * colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Clerk general elections
 * 1986
 * | Stanley Kusper
 * | Democratic
 * | 929,949 (68.35%)
 * | Diana Nelson
 * | Republican
 * | 430,568	(31.35%)
 * 1990
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 799,884 (63.48%)
 * | Sam Panayotovich
 * | Republican
 * | 353,531	(28.06%)
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C | Heldia R. Richardson
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C | Harold Washington Party
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C | 106,588 (8.46%)
 * 1994
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | Edward Howlett
 * | Republican
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C | Herman W. Baker, Jr.
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C | Harold Washington Party
 * Text style="background:#D2B48C |
 * Curtis Jones
 * Populist
 * 1998
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 988,136 (77.30%)
 * | Judie A. Jones
 * | Republican
 * | 290,256 (22.70%)
 * 2002
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 992,441 (76.11%)
 * | Kathleen A. Thomas
 * | Republican
 * | 311,552 (23.89%)
 * 2006
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,034,263 (80.78%)
 * | Nancy Carlson
 * | Republican
 * | 246,044 (19.22%)
 * 2010
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,047,462 (77.77%)
 * | Angel Garcia
 * | Republican
 * | 299,449 (22.23%)
 * 2014
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,061,515 (100%)
 * 2018
 * | Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,415,244 (99.07%)
 * Others
 * Write-ins
 * 13,120 (0.93%)
 * 2022
 * |Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * |1,003,854 (71.58%)
 * | Tony Peraica
 * | Republican
 * |368,095 (26.26%)
 * | Joseph Schreiner
 * | Libertarian
 * |30,514 (2.18%)
 * | Republican
 * | 246,044 (19.22%)
 * 2010
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,047,462 (77.77%)
 * | Angel Garcia
 * | Republican
 * | 299,449 (22.23%)
 * 2014
 * | David D. Orr
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,061,515 (100%)
 * 2018
 * | Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,415,244 (99.07%)
 * Others
 * Write-ins
 * 13,120 (0.93%)
 * 2022
 * |Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * |1,003,854 (71.58%)
 * | Tony Peraica
 * | Republican
 * |368,095 (26.26%)
 * | Joseph Schreiner
 * | Libertarian
 * |30,514 (2.18%)
 * 2018
 * | Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * | 1,415,244 (99.07%)
 * Others
 * Write-ins
 * 13,120 (0.93%)
 * 2022
 * |Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * |1,003,854 (71.58%)
 * | Tony Peraica
 * | Republican
 * |368,095 (26.26%)
 * | Joseph Schreiner
 * | Libertarian
 * |30,514 (2.18%)
 * 2022
 * |Karen Yarbrough
 * | Democratic
 * |1,003,854 (71.58%)
 * | Tony Peraica
 * | Republican
 * |368,095 (26.26%)
 * | Joseph Schreiner
 * | Libertarian
 * |30,514 (2.18%)
 * |368,095 (26.26%)
 * | Joseph Schreiner
 * | Libertarian
 * |30,514 (2.18%)