More than Half of South Suburban Cook County Races Uncontested, Evergreen Park Included

We’ve all heard of voter apathy, but candidate apathy?

Of the nearly 1,000 south suburban Cook County contests in the upcoming April 9 election, 64 percent are uncontested, according to Clerk David Orr. This includes both Evergreen Park village board, District 124 and Evergreen Park High School.

Mayor Jim Sexton faces a challenger in write-in candidate Shawn Good. However, there are no contested board member seats. The same is true in Evergreen Park's school districts. Both District 124 and 231 have no contested races. 

Here's a breakdown of the contested contests:

APRIL 9, 2013 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION

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Townships

133

27

106

20.3%

79.7%

Municipalities

466

198

268

42.5%

57.5%

Elementary districts

138

59

79

42.8%

57.2%

High School districts

33

13

20

39.4%

60.6%

Community college districts

13

11

2

84.6%

15.4%

Park districts

111

29

82

26.1%

73.9%

Library districts

68

17

51

25.0%

75.0%

Fire protection districts

12

2

10

16.7%

83.3%

Township school trustees

18

5

13

27.8%

72.2%

Total Local Races

992

361

631

36.4%

63.6%

(Maps of the contested races can be viewed by clicking on the links above.)