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  Cook County Sheriff
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Parents > United States > Illinois > IL Counties > Cook > Sheriff
OfficeCounty Sheriff
HonorificCounty Sheriff - Abbr: County Sheriff
Type General Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1978 - 03:00pm Central
Polls Open November 07, 1978 - 05:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 1978 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start December 10, 1978 - 12:00pm
Term End December 10, 1982 - 12:00pm
ContributorRMF
Last ModifiedRMF January 28, 2008 05:46pm
Data SourcesChicago Tribune, 11/9/1978
Description Term dates conjectural.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/05/1974
NameRichard J. Elrod Votes702,251 (53.75%)
Term12/10/1974 - 12/10/1978 Margin97,879 (+7.49%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1982
NameRichard J. Elrod Votes856,130 (69.53%)
Term12/10/1982 - 12/10/1986 Margin480,999 (+39.07%)
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Name (I) County Sheriff Richard J. Elrod Donald Mulack  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 787,547 (56.28%) 611,851 (43.72%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -175,696 (-12.56%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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