Cook County Recorder of Deeds

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Cook County Recorder of Deeds
Term length 4 years
Final holder Edward Moody
AbolishedDecember 7, 2020

The Cook County Recorder of Deeds was the recorder of deeds of county government in Cook County, Illinois until the position's abolishment in 2020.

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History of office

The office was established in December 1872. Before this, the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County served as the ex-officio recorder of deeds for Cook County, Illinois. [1]

On November 8, 2016, Cook County voters approved a binding referendum to eliminate the office, merging its functions into the purview of the Cook County Clerk. [2] The office formally ceased to exist on December 7, 2020. [3]

Officeholders

Recorder of DeedsTerm in officePartyNotesCite
James Stewart1872–1876 [4]
James W. Brockway1876–1884 Republican [4]
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Abel Davis 1904–1912 Republican Elected in 1904 and 1908 [5]
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Joseph F. Connery1912– Democratic [6]
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Joseph F. Haas [7]
Salomea Jaranowski [7]
Clayton F. Smith [7]
Edward J. Kaindl [7]
Victor L. Schlaeger [7]
Joseph T. Baran [7]
Joseph F. Ropa [7]
Edmund J. Kucharski 1956–1960 Republican Elected in 1956; lost reelection in 1960 [8] [9]
Sid OlsenDecember 1976–December 1984 Democratic Elected in 1976 and 1980
Harry Yourell December 1984–December 1, 1988 Democratic Elected in 1988
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Carol Moseley Braun December 1, 1988–December 1, 1992 Democratic Elected in 1988
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Jesse White December 1, 1992–January 11, 1999 Democratic Elected in 1992 and 1996; resigned in January 1999 to serve as Illinois Secretary of State
Eugene Moore January 1999–December 2012 Democratic Appointed in January 1999; elected in 2000, 2004, 2008 [10]
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Karen Yarbrough December 2012–December 3, 2018 Democratic Elected in 2012 and 2016
Edward Moody December 4, 2018–December 7, 2020 Democratic Appointed in December 2018

Recent election results

Cook County Recorder of Deeds general elections
YearWinning candidatePartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)OpponentPartyVote (pct)
1984 [11] Harry "Bus" Yourell Democratic 1,232,485 (60.94%)Deborah L. Murphy Republican 789,906 (39.06%)
1988 [12] Carol Moseley Braun Democratic1,020,805 (54.32%) Bernard L. Stone Republican795,540 (42.33%)Edward M. Wojkowski Illinois Solidarity 62,968 (3.35%)
1992 [13] Jesse White Democratic1,121,865 (58.07%) Susan Catania Republican809,963 (41.93%)
1996 [14] Jesse WhiteDemocratic1,061,436 (65.33%)Patrick A. DwyerRepublican499,551 (30.75%)Brenda Hernandez FriasHarold Washington Party53,421 (3.29%)Smith WiiamsJustice Party10,251 (0.63%)
2000 [15] [16] Eugene "Gene" Moore Democratic1,167,630 (73.01%)Arthur D. SuttonRepublican431,717 (26.99%)
2004 [17] [18] Eugene "Gene" MooreDemocratic1,283,762 (70.74%) John H. Cox Republican530,945 (29.26%)
2008 [19] [20] Eugene "Gene" MooreDemocratic1,324,426 (70.49%)Gregory GoldsteinRepublican451,452 (24.03%)Terrence A. Gilhooly Green 102,968 (5.48%)
2012 [21] Karen Yarbrough Democratic1,313,967 (73.82%)Sherri GriffithRepublican466,038 (26.18%)
2016 [22] Karen YarbroughDemocratic1,647,174 (98.58%)Others Write-ins 7,250 (0.81%)

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  2. ↑ "Cook County, Illinois, Merge Offices, (November 2016)". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Cook County Vital Records moving to county building in Chicago". Daily Herald. November 23, 2020. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  4. 1 2 History of Cook County, Illinois: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time. A.T. Andreas. 1884. p. 352.
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  11. ↑ "OFFICIAL FINAL RESULTS GENERAL ELECTION COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1984" (PDF). voterinfo.net. Cook County Clerk. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 3, 2008.
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