Article: Cook County incumbents on top.(News)

Byline: Kara Spak Daily Herald Staff Writer

Stroger wasn't the only familiar name for Cook County voters in countywide races Tuesday.

Cook County Clerk David Orr, Assessor James Houlihan and Treasurer Maria Pappas - all incumbent Democrats - soundly defeated their challengers.

Thomas Dart, a Democrat from Chicago, was elected to his first term as Cook County sheriff with a similarly commanding margin.

With slightly more than 60 percent of the precincts reporting, the three incumbents - Orr, Houlihan and Pappas - were leading their opponents with more than 80 percent of the votes in their individual races, according to unofficial ...

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