Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district is a single-member electoral district for the Cook County Board of Commissioners. It is currently represented by Bill Lowry, a Democrat.
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: one for ten members from the city of Chicago and another for seven members from suburban Cook County.
Geography 1994 boundaries When the district was first established, it covered parts of the South Side of Chicago and southwest suburbs of Cook County.
2001 redistricting New boundaries were adopted in August 2001, with redistricting taking place following the 2000 United States census.
In regards to townships and equivalent jurisdictions, the district's redistricted boundaries included portions of the city of Chicago, as well as portions of Worth Township.
2012 redistricting The district, as redistricted in 2012 following the 2010 United States census, laid entirely within the city of Chicago, including part of the central city and the South Side.
The district was 21.95 square miles (14,046.55 acres).
2022 redistricting The district, as redistricted in 2022 following the 2020 United States census, continues to lay primary within the city of Chicago. It now also contains a small portion of Worth Township.
Politics All commissioners representing this district, since its inception, have been Democrats. The district has voted strongly Democratic in its Cook County Board of Commissioners elections.
List of commissioners representing the district Commissioner Party Years Electoral history Jerry Butler Democratic December 1994–December 2018 Previously served two terms as commissioner from Chicago at-large; elected in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 Bill Lowry Democratic December 2018–present Elected in 2018 and 2022
Election results
| colspan=16 style="text-align:center;" |Cook County Board of Commissioners 3rd district general elections |- !Year !Winning candidate !Party !Vote (pct) !Opponent !Party ! Vote (pct) |- |1994 | |Jerry "Iceman" Butler | |Democratic
| | Clara Simms-Johnson | | Republican
|1998 | |Jerry "Iceman" Butler | | Democratic | |72,279 (91.25%) | | Nathan Peoples | | Republican | | 6,928 (8.75%) |- |2002 | |Jerry "Iceman" Butler | | Democratic | |76,883 (100%)
|2006 | |Jerry "Iceman" Butler | | Democratic | |73,932 (89.86%) | | Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo | | Republican | | 8,340 (10.14%) |- |2010 | |Jerry "Iceman" Butler | | Democratic | |78,106 (88.84%) | | Marie J. "Jenny" Wohadlo | | Green | | 9,809 (11.16%) |- |2014 | |Jerry "Iceman" Butler | | Democratic | |77,354 (100%)
|2018 | |Bill Lowry | | Democratic | |101,576 (89.57%) | | George Blakemore | | Republican | | 11,834 (10.43%) |- |2022 | |Bill Lowry | | Democratic | |75,868 (100%)
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