[2] Elections were held for Clerk of the Circuit Court, Recorder of Deeds, State's Attorney, three seats on the Water Reclamation District Board, and judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County.

Pucinski defeated Cook County commissioner and Palos Township Republican Organization chairman Herbert T. Schumann, Jr. and Harold Washington Party nominee Dee Jones.

This is the last time that a Republican has won election to a Cook County executive office.

[1] Pasrtisan elections were held for judgeships on the Circuit Court of Cook County due to vacancies.

[1] Partisan elections were also held for subcircuit courts judgeships due to vacancies.

An advisory referendum on national health insurance was included on ballots county-wide.