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DPOE Endorsement Results
DPOE Endorsement Results
Endorsed Candidates:
- Pat Quinn for Governor of Illinois
- David Hoffman for United States Senate
- Toni Preckwinkle for Cook County Board President
- Larry Suffredin for Cook County Commissioner, 13th District
To win endorsement a candidate must be ranked 1st choice on 2/3 of the ballots cast. In races with 3 or more candidates, a candidate must be ranked first on more than 1/2 of the ballots cast. In that event the ballots are recounted and if that candidate is ranked above "No Endorsement" on 2/3 of the ballots cast that candidate is endorsed. See our by-laws for a full explanation.
Ballot Totals
Illinois Governor
Endorsed Candidate - Patrick Quinn
Total votes cast - 248
Quinn - 1st round - 144 votes, 58% of total in first round; 2nd round - 174 votes, 70% of total in second round
Hynes - 92 votes, 37% of total in first round
No Endorsement - 11 votes, 4%
United States Senator
Endorsed Candidate - David Hoffman
Total votes cast - 249
Boyd - 0 votes, 0%
Dabney - 0 Votes, 0%
Giannoulius - 45 votes, 18%
Hoffman - 184 votes, 74%
Jackson - 9 votes, 4%
Marhsall - 1 vote, 0%
Meister - 2 votes, 0%
No Endorsement - 8 votes, 3%
Cook County Board President
Endorsed Candidate - Toni Preckwinkle
Total votes cast - 244
Brown - 21 votes, 9%
O'Brien - 15 votes, 6%
Preckwinkle - 195 votes, 80%
Stroger - 3 votes, 1%
No endorsement - 10 votes, 4%
Cook County Commissioner, 13th District
Endorsed Candidate - Larry Suffredin
Total votes cast - 242
Keefe - 12 votes, 5%
Suffredin - 219 votes, 90%
No Endorsement - 11 votes, 5%
Illinois State Representative for the 18th District
No Endorsement
Total votes cast - 258
Gabel - 33 votes, 13%
Keenan-Devlin - 119 votes, 46%
Kelly - 47 votes, 18%
Moran - 1 vote, 0%
Smith - 57 votes, 22%
No endorsement - 1 vote, 0%
Lieutenant Governor
No Endorsement
Total votes cast - 200
Boland - 34 votes, 17%
Castillo - 3 votes, 0%
Cohen - 13 votes, 7%
Hendon - 10 votes, 5%
Link - 46 votes, 23%
Turner - 25 votes, 12%
No Endorsement - 69 votes, 35%
Treasurer
No Endorsement
Total votes cast - 217 votes cast
Kelly - 51 votes, 24%
Oberman - 121 votes, 56%
No Endorsement - 45 votes, 21%
Comptroller
No Endorsement
Total votes cast - 219
Krishnamoorthi - 69 votes, 32%
Krislov - 25 votes, 11%
Miller - 93 votes, 42%
No endorsement - 32 votes, 15%
Cook County Assessor
No Endorsement
Total votes cast - 183
Berrios - 33 votes, 18%
Figueroa - 48 votes, 26%
Shaw - 7 votes, 4%
Staples - 7 votes, 4%
No Endorsement - 88 votes, 48%
Metropolitan Water Reclamation District Commissioner
No Endorsement
Total votes cast - 217
Alvarez - 18 votes, 8%
Aguilar - 0 votes, 0%
Black - 96 votes, 44%
Connor - 130 votes, 60%
Davis - 8 votes, 4%
Kelly - 16 votes, 7%
McGowan - 14 votes, 6%
O'Reilley - 3 votes, 1%
Salemi - 1 vote, 0%
Spyropoulos - 75 votes, 35%
Steele - 16 votes, 7%
No Endorsement - 67 votes, 31%
Note: Percentages equal over 100% because up to three candidates could be voted for on the ballots
