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  Cook County Sheriff- D Primary
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Sheriff
OfficeCounty Sheriff
HonorificCounty Sheriff - Abbr: County Sheriff
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline January 02, 2006 - 09:00pm Central
Polls Open March 21, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close March 21, 2006 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 02, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 02, 2011 - 12:00pm
ContributorCOSDem
Last ModifiedRBH January 07, 2009 12:25am
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/2002
NameMichael F. Sheahan Votes983,711 (76.87%)
Term01/03/2003 - 01/03/2007 Margin687,763 (+53.75%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/07/2006
NameTom Dart Votes905,472 (74.86%)
Term12/03/2006 - 12/03/2010 Margin601,351 (+49.72%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceCook County Sheriff 11/07/2006
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
11/28/2005 03/21/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Tom Dart ------1
Leaning Call: Tom Dart (100.00%)
Weighted Call: Tom Dart (100.00%)

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Rep. Tom Dart Sylvester Baker Richard L. Remus  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 331,318 (61.91%) 133,944 (25.03%) 69,899 (13.06%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -197,374 (-36.88%) -261,419 (-48.85%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website]  
Entry Date 00/00/2005 00/00/2005 00/00/2005  
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MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
  Chicago Sun-Times
D Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky 🔗
  Chicago Tribune
D Barack Obama 🔗
D Emil D. Jones, Jr. 🔗
D John P. Daley 🔗
D John H. Stroger, Jr. 🔗
  Cook County Democratic Party
D Michael F. Sheahan 🔗
D Donne E. Trotter 🔗
D Dorothy J. Tillman 🔗
D Bobby Rush 🔗
 


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Jan 05, 2006 12:00am Endorsement Dart gains endorsement of Obama [Cook County Sheriff]  Article COSDem 
Nov 30, 2005 11:00am Election Guide Baker is the Black choice for Cook County sheriff  Article COSDem 
Nov 28, 2005 08:45pm Election Guide Democrats select candidate for Cook County sheriff  Article COSDem 
Nov 21, 2005 03:50pm Election Guide [Cook County Sheriff] Sheahan won't seek 5th term  Article COSDem 

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