{{Short description|American politician & lawyer (born 1971)}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = | image = Michael Cabonargi.jpg | caption = Carbonargi, in 2019 | office = Judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County | constituency = at-large | term_start = June 13, 2025 | term_end = | appointer = Supreme Court of Illinois | predecessor = Mary Ellen Coglan | successor = | office1 = Region 5 Director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services | term_start1 = March 13, 2023 | term_end1 = 2025 | president1 = Joe Biden | predecessor1 = Janine Boyd | successor1 = ''vacant'' | office2 = Commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district | term_start2 = February 10, 2011 | term_end2 = December 5, 2022 | predecessor2 = Joseph Berrios | successor2 = Samantha Steele | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|29}} | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | party = Democratic | education = Miami University (B.A.)<br>University of Illinois College of Law (J.D.) }}
'''Michael M. Cabonargi''' (born January 29, 1971) is an American politician and attorney who has served as a judge on the Circuit Court of Cook County since 2025. He formerly held the offices of commissioner of the Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district (2011–2022), vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois (2019–2023), and Region 5 of the Department of Health and Human Services (2023–2025).
In his early career, Cabonargi worked on the staffs of Illinois U.S. senators Paul Simon and Dick Durbin. He then worked as a law clerk to U.S. District Court judge William J. Hibbler. Thereafter, he entered the private sector, working as a lawyer concentrating in complex commercial and regulatory litigation.
From 2005, until being appointed to serve on the Cook County Board of Review in 2011, Cabonargi worked as senior attorney and prosecutor at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Cabonargi also held leadership roles within the Democratic Party of Illinois, and served as a 2020 presidential elector. In 2020, he unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primary for clerk of the Cook County Circuit Court.
==Early life and career== Cabonargi was born January 29, 1971.<ref name="WTTW2020">{{cite web |title=Michael M. Cabonargi - D |url=https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2020/candidates/clerk-of-the-circuit-court/michael-m-cabonargi |website=WTTW News |accessdate=17 November 2020 |language=en |date=2020}}</ref>
Cabonargi graduated from Loyola Academy high school in 1989.<ref name="CST22jan2020"/>
In 1993, Cabonargi graduated from Miami University with Bachelor of Arts in both political science and foreign affairs.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/>
From 1993 to 1997, Cabonargi worked as a staff assistant and economic development advisor in the Chicago office of U.S. senator Paul Simon. In 1997, Cabonargi worked as a staff assistant in the Chicago office of U.S. senator Dick Durbin.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/>
In 2000, Cabonorgi received his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law with honors.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="cookcounty1"/>
Cabonorgi worked as a lawyer. From 2002 to 2004, he worked at the law firm of Gardner Carton and Douglas LLP, where he concentrated on complex commercial litigation.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/> During his time at this firm, he defended the City of Chicago in both federal and state litigation related to the closure of Meigs Field.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="Injustice Watch Feb 2026"/> From 2004 to 2005, he worked at the law firm of Bell, Boyd, and Lloyd, LLC, where he concentrated on complex commercial and regulatory litigation.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/> While working here, he was also appointed Special Assistant Cook County State's Attorney, defending the Cook County Sheriff's Department against claims of police misconduct.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="Injustice Watch Feb 2026"/>
In 2000, Cabonargi received his Juris Doctor from the University of Illinois College of Law with honors.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="cookcounty1"/>
From 2000 to 2002, Cabonargi worked as a law clerk to U.S. District Court judge William J. Hibbler.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="Injustice Watch Feb 2026"/> During his time in this position, he initiated and helped to establish the courts first help desk for pro se litigants.<ref name="cookcounty1"/> For this, he was given the Award for Excellence in Public Interest Service from the Federal Bar Association and the U.S. District Court.<ref name="cookcounty1"/>
From 2003 to 2005, he served on the Illinois Comptroller's Ethics Commission.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/>
==U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission== From 2005 until 2011, Cabonargi worked as a senior attorney and prosecutor in the Division of Enforcement at the Chicago Regional Office of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="cookcounty1"/> He brought a $2.8 billion private offering fraud case, at the time the largest private offering fraud case filed by the Commission. For this he was bestowed the Chairman's Award.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="cookcounty1"/> In 2008, for his work against financial fraud targeting seniors, he was bestowed the SEC Director's Award for Excellence.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/><ref name="cookcounty1"/>
==Cook County Board of Review== Cabonargi was appointed by Chief Justice of the Circuit Court of Cook County Timothy C. Evans to serve as commissioner of Cook County Board of Review from the 2nd district, after the position was vacated by Joseph Berrios, who had been elected Cook County Assessor.<ref name="cookcountycourt1">{{cite web |title=Chief Judge Evans selects SEC prosecutor as Board of Review Commissioner |url=http://www.cookcountycourt.org/MEDIA/View-Press-Release/articleid/452?dnnprintmode=true&mid=889&SkinSrc=[G]Skins%2F_default%2FNo+Skin&ContainerSrc=[G]Containers%2F_default%2FNo+Container |website=www.cookcountycourt.org |publisher=Circuit Court of Cook County |accessdate=16 November 2020 |language=UK |date=9 May 2012}}</ref> Cabonargi had been selected over several other people who had also expressed interest in the position, including Joseph Mario Moreno and Eugene Schulter.<ref name="russ"/> Evans had picked Cabornargi from among 11 candidates.<ref name="cookcounty1"/> Cabonargi was sworn in on February 10, 2011.<ref name="cookcounty1">{{cite web |title=Michael M. Cabonargi {{!}} CookCountyIL.gov |url=https://www.cookcountyil.gov/person/michael-m-cabonargi |website=www.cookcountyil.gov |publisher=Cook County Government |accessdate=16 November 2020}}</ref>
thumb|Cabonargi giving a speech in 2016 Cabonargi was reelected, unopposed, in 2012, 2016, and 2018.
In March 2018, Cabonargi's campaign was asked by the Board of Ethics to return $68,950 in funds received from 97 contributions that were in excess of limits.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Long |first1=Ray |last2=Dardick |first2=Hal |title=Cook County tax officials take excess campaign donations from appeals firms, ethics panel says |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/investigations/ct-met-appeal-lawyers-campaign-cash-20180406-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=17 November 2020 |date=13 April 2018}}</ref> Cabonargi complied with the Board of Ethics ruling and returned the $68,950 in donations and cited the multiple changes in county reporting measures.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2020-02-21 |title=5 Takeaways From A Feisty Debate For Cook County Court Clerk Hopefuls |url=https://www.wbez.org/stories/5-takeaways-from-a-feisty-debate-for-cook-county-court-clerk-hopefuls/3c39eb31-9cbc-4f74-8c1a-f00bb415cb2b |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=WBEZ Chicago |language=en}}</ref>
In 2020, Cabonargi voiced disagreement with a notion expressed by former Cook County clerk David Orr that the Cook County Board of Review has a "longtime pay-to-play culture" and needed reform. Cabonargi said "the Board of Review has ethics protocols in place to ensure transparency and professionalism..."<ref name="realdeal1">{{cite web |title=Cook County Board Of Review Spares Commercial Property Owners In Northern Townships From Higher Assessed Values |url=https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2020/03/09/cook-county-board-of-review-slashes-kaegis-commercial-property-assessments-in-7-northern-townships/ |website=The Real Deal Chicago |accessdate=17 November 2020 |date=9 March 2020}}</ref>
In 2022, Cabonargi lost his bid for reelection to the Cook County Board of Review. His loss to political newcomer Samantha Steele was considered an upset to the incumbent Cabonargi.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Andrew |title=Iris Martinez upsets Evanston favorite Michael Cabonargi |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/04/28/city/iris-martinez-upsets-evanston-favorite-michael-cabonargi-in-cook-county-circuit-court-clerk-democratic-primary/ |website=The Daily Northwestern |access-date=6 December 2022 |date=28 April 2020}}</ref> His tenure on the Board of Review ended on December 5, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Quig |first1=A.D. |title=Will property tax bills be late again next year? Muddy picture frustrates commissioners, offers challenge for fresh faces |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-late-property-tax-bills-new-board-of-review-20221206-itxbydi5arfu5dp5yved635c7m-story.html |website=Chicago Tribune |access-date=23 January 2023 |date=December 6, 2022}}</ref>
===2020 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County campaign=== {{main|2020 Cook County, Illinois elections#Clerk of the Circuit Court}}
In 2020, Cabonargi ran to replace outgoing Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Dorothy A. Brown.
Cabonargi received the endorsement of the Cook County Democratic Party.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2020/Circuit-Court-Clerk-Race-Meet-the-Candidates/|title=The Race to Repair Dorothy Brown's Office|last=Cohen|first=Mari|date=January 22, 2020|website=Chicago magazine|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200201161106/http://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/January-2020/Circuit-Court-Clerk-Race-Meet-the-Candidates/|archive-date=2020-02-01|access-date=2020-02-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> He also was endorsed by the Chicago Federation of Labor and ''Chicago Sun-Times''.<ref name=":2" /><ref name="DailyNorthwestern1">{{cite web |last1=Myers |first1=Andrew |title=Iris Martinez upsets Evanston favorite Michael Cabonargi |url=https://dailynorthwestern.com/2020/04/28/city/iris-martinez-upsets-evanston-favorite-michael-cabonargi-in-cook-county-circuit-court-clerk-democratic-primary/ |website=The Daily Northwestern |accessdate=17 November 2020 |date=28 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/2/14/21135381/endorsement-michael-cabonargi-cook-county-circuit-court-clerk-democrat-2020-primary-dorothy-brown|title=ENDORSEMENT: Michael Cabonargi for Cook County Circuit Court clerk in Democratic primary|last=CST Editorial Board|date=2020-02-14|website=Chicago Sun-Times|language=en|access-date=2020-02-19}}</ref> He additionally received endorsements from Dick Durbin, Toni Preckwinkle, and Jesse White.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{cite web |last1=Quig |first1=A.D. |title=Martinez emerges from crowded Circuit Court Clerk primary |url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/government/martinez-emerges-crowded-circuit-court-clerk-primary |website=Crain's Chicago Business |accessdate=2 May 2020 |language=en |date=18 March 2020}}</ref>
Cabonargi pledged, if elected, to modernize the office.<ref name="WTTW2020"/>
Meiseter filed an ethics complaint against Cabonargi in mid-January 2020 alleging that Cabonargi had accepted $120,000 in improper campaign donations from individuals who had argued property tax appeals before him at the Cook County Board of Review.<ref name="ethicscomplaint">{{cite web |last1=Cherney |first1=Elyssa |title=Candidate vying to replace Cook County Clerk of Court Dorothy Brown files ethics complaint against rival for campaign funds |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-cook-county-court-clerk-candidate-complaint-cabonargi-20200117-x7xpulkw4raspeprsdidb7ib44-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=17 November 2020 |date=17 January 2020}}</ref> Cabonargi's campaign claimed the allegations in the ethics complaint were false.<ref name="ethicscomplaint"/>
Cabonargi placed second, losing to Iris Martinez.<ref name="DailyNorthwestern1"/>
==Democratic Party leadership roles (2018–2023)== In 2018, Cabonargi was elected as the Illinois Democratic state central committeeman for Illinois's 9th congressional district.<ref name="WTTW2020"/><ref name="2018stateelectionresults"/> Per the ''Chicago Tribune'''s Rick Pearson, as of 2021, Cabonargi was one of the more politically progressive members of the Illinois Democratic State Central Committee.<ref name="Pearson1">{{cite web |last1=Pearson |first1=Rick |title=In electing US Rep. Robin Kelly to succeed Michael Madigan as state party chair, Illinois Democrats make a move to decentralize power |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/politics/ct-illinois-democratic-party-chairman-vote-20210304-zgmvei2zcramrcbnrsyvh6gzpm-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |access-date=5 July 2021 |date=4 March 2021}}</ref>
In 2019, Cabonargi was appointed a vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois.<ref name="WTTW2020"/><ref>{{Cite web |title=Michael M. Cabonargi - D |url=https://news.wttw.com/elections/voters-guide/2020/candidates/clerk-of-the-circuit-court/michael-m-cabonargi |access-date=2023-05-04 |website=WTTW News |language=en}}</ref> In 2021, Cabonargi supported Robin Kelly in her successful bid to become the chair of the Democratic Party of Illinois.<ref name="Pearson1"/>
Cabornargi was a delegate to both the 2012 and 2016 Democratic National Conventions.<ref name="WTTW2020"/>
Ahead of the 2020 United States presidential election, Cabonargi, with Chicago government affairs consultant Mike Alexander, organized for more than 120 lawyers and other legal professions to travel to the swing state of Michigan, with the goal of helping to assist in enabling a potential victory for the Democratic presidential ticket of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in the state's vote.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Sweet |first1=Lynn |title=Don't be bamboozled by President Trump: The Trump-Biden election does not have to be called on Tuesday |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/columnists/2020/11/2/21547051/dont-be-fooled-president-trump-trump-biden-election-does-not-have-to-be-called-on-tuesday |website=Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=17 November 2020 |language=en |date=2 November 2020}}</ref>
On January 27, 2023, Cabornargi departed his role as a state central committeeman in the Illinois' Democratic State Central Committee in order to accept the position of regional director for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.<ref name="KaposOlFeb22023">{{cite web |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |last2=Ol |first2=Olivia |title=White House taps Mike Cabonargi |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/02/01/white-house-taps-mike-cabonargi-00080588 |website=Politico |access-date=2 February 2023 |language=en}}</ref>
==Regional Director of the Department of Health and Human Services (2023–2025)== thumb|official portrait, 2023 [[File:Community Roundtable on Gun Violence 1z1a0379 (Cabonargi, Durbin, Becerra).jpg|thumb|Cabonargi (left) in 2023 with Senator Dick Durbin (center) and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra]] thumb|Cabornargi in 2023
In early 2023, Cabornargi sent an email to colleagues within the Democratic Party to inform them that he would be departing his role in Illinois' State Democratic Central Committee in order to accept an appointment by President Joe Biden to serve as a regional director for the Department of Health and Human Services.<ref name="KaposOlFeb22023"/> He was formally appointed to this role on March 13, 2023.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kapos |first1=Shia |title=Lightfoot, the Daleys and the Irish mystique |url=https://www.politico.com/newsletters/illinois-playbook/2023/03/13/lightfoot-daleys-and-the-irish-mystique-00086742 |website=Politico |access-date=16 April 2023 |language=en |date=March 13, 2023}}</ref>
==County judge (2025–present)== In June 2025, Justice Joy V. Cunningham announced that the Illinois Supreme Court would appoint Cabornargi as an at-large judge of the Circuit Court of Cook County effective June 13. His appointment to the court filled a vacancy create by the retirement of Judge Ellen Coglan. Cabornargi's appointed term will expire December 7, 2026.<ref name="ISBA2025">{{cite web |title=Illinois Supreme Court Appoints Michael Cabonargi As At-Large Circuit Judge in Cook County |url=https://www.isba.org/barnews/2025/06/illinoissupremecourtappointsmichaelcabonargiasatla |website=Illinois State Bar Association |access-date=February 27, 2026 |date=June 2025}}</ref> Cabonargi was assigned to hear traffic court cases.<ref name="Injustice Watch Feb 2026"/>
Cabonargi ran for a full term in 2026, being challenged in the Democratic primary by attorney Ashonta C. Rice.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Hinkel |first1=Dan |last2=Jackson |first2=David Jackson |title=Who wants to be a Cook County judge? Not many. |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/elections/2026/02/16/cook-county-judicial-races-march-17-primary-overview |publisher=Chicago Sun-Times |agency= Injustice Watch |access-date=February 27, 2026 |language=en |date=16 February 2026}}</ref> Cabonargi was included on the slate of candidates endorsed by the Cook County Democratic Party. In February, the organization ''Injustice Watch'' published a profile which flagged ethics concerns about campaign donations Cabonargi and his fellow Board of Review commissioners had accepted in 2017 and 2018 from real estate professionals with business before the board.<ref name="Injustice Watch Feb 2026">{{cite web |title=Michael Cabonargi - March 2026 Cook County Judicial Election Guide |url=https://2026primary.injusticewatch.org/candidate/michael-cabonargi-34872 |website=Injustice Watch |access-date=March 19, 2026 |language=en |date=February 12, 2026}}</ref> Cabonargi was ultimately defeated by Rice in the primary.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Jackson |first1=David |title=Judicial election results: Three appointed judges rejected by voters in Cook County judicial primaries |url=https://www.injusticewatch.org/judges/judicial-elections/2026-primary/2026/judicial-election-results-preliminary/ |website=Injustice Watch |access-date=March 19, 2026 |date=March 18, 2026}}</ref>
==Other work== Cabonargi served on the local school council of the Brentano Elementary School from 2006 to 2008.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/> From 2007 to 2009, he served on the 35th Ward's Zoning Advisory Committee.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/> Cabonargi also formerly served as a member of the University of Illinois College of Law Alumni Board.<ref name="cookcounty1"/>
After the 2018 Illinois gubernatorial election, Cabonargi was a member of J. B. Pritzker's Governor Elect's Budget and Innovation Transition Committee.<ref name="CST22jan2020">{{cite web |title=Meet Michael Cabonargi, Cook County Circuit Court Clerk Democratic primary candidate |url=https://chicago.suntimes.com/2020/1/22/21035496/michael-cabonargi-cook-county-circuit-court-clerk-democrat-candidate-2020-primary-election |website=Chicago Sun-Times |accessdate=17 November 2020 |language=en |date=22 January 2020}}</ref>
In 2012, Cabonargi was selected to be a fellow with Leadership Greater Chicago.<ref name="cookcounty1"/>
Cabonargi serves as a board member of the Loyola Academy Bar Association, District 39 Educational Foundation, Joint Civic Committee of Italian Americans, and Milan Committee of Chicago’s Sister Cities Program.<ref name="CST22jan2020"/><ref name="cookcounty1"/>
Cabonargi served as a 2020 Democratic United States Electoral College elector from Illinois, casting his votes for Joe Biden as president and Kamala Harris as vice-president.<ref>{{cite web |title=Illinois Electoral College Members Formally Cast Ballots for Joe Biden, Kamala Harris |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/local/chicago-politics/illinois-electoral-college-members-formally-cast-ballots-for-joe-biden-kamala-harris/2394008/ |website=NBC Chicago |access-date=14 December 2020 |date=14 December 2020}}</ref>
Between January and June 2025, Cabonargi served as the Democratic Party counsel to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee. In this role, he researched the backgrounds of various nominees put forward by Donald Trump for his second presidency ahead of their Senate conformation hearings, including Kash Patel his nomination for FBI director was still pending.<ref name="Injustice Watch Feb 2026"/>
==Personal life== Cabonargi is married to Erin Lavin Cabonargi and has two sons.<ref name="2016wwtw"/><ref name=erin1>{{cite web |title=Erin Lavin Cabonargi |url=https://www.uschamberfoundation.org/bio/erin-lavin-cabonargi |website=U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation |accessdate=16 November 2020 |language=en |date=31 August 2016}}</ref> His wife previously served as head of Chicago's Public Building Commission.<ref name="russ">{{cite web |last1=Stewart |first1=Russ |title=Non -Nicitiers Abound In Circuit Court Contest |url=http://www.russstewart.com/articles/2019/10-23-19.html |website=www.russstewart.com |accessdate=16 November 2020 |date=23 October 2019}}</ref> She more recently served as director of construction at Sterling Bay, before leaving in 2018 to start Hibernian Advisors and Hibernian Real Estate Development, a consulting firm and a development firm.<ref name=erin1/><ref>{{cite web |title=Sterling Bay {{!}} Erin Lavin Cabonargi {{!}} Hibernian Advisors |url=https://therealdeal.com/chicago/2018/10/11/erin-lavin-cabonargi-leaves-sterling-bay-to-start-2-new-firms/ |website=The Real Deal Chicago |accessdate=16 November 2020 |date=11 October 2018}}</ref>
As of 2011, Cabonargi lived in the Logan Square neighborhood of Chicago.<ref name="cookcountycourt1"/> As of 2020, he lived in the Chicago suburb of Wilmette.<ref name="ethicscomplaint"/><ref name="2016wwtw">{{cite web |last1=Blumberg |first1=Nick |title=Michael Cabonargi: Commissioner, Cook County Board of Review, 2nd District |url=https://news.wttw.com/2016/10/07/michael-cabonargi-commissioner-cook-county-board-review-2nd-district |website=WTTW News |accessdate=16 November 2020 |language=en |date=7 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mike Cabonargi: Candidate profile |url=https://www.dailyherald.com/news/20200211/mike-cabonargi-candidate-profile |website=Daily Herald |accessdate=16 November 2020 |date=11 February 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Dorfman |first1=Daniel I. |title=North Shore neighbors raised more than $4,600 for Coast Guard during government shutdown |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/wilmette/ct-wml-coast-guard-donations-tl-0214-story.html |website=chicagotribune.com |publisher=Chicago Tribune |accessdate=16 November 2020 |date=8 February 2019}}</ref>
==Electoral history== ===Cook County Board of Review=== ;2012 {{Election box begin no change | title=2012 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |title=Combined Summary Cook County Primary Election March 20, 2012 |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20032012.pdf |publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office |accessdate=15 March 2020 |archive-date=27 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201127063042/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary%20032012.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 88,990 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 88,990 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2012 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election<ref>{{cite web |title=Cook County and the City of Chicago Combined Summary Report General Election November 6, 2012 |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/SummaryReportCombined_11_2012.pdf |accessdate=16 March 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 404,100 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 404,100 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
;2016
{{Election box begin no change | title=2016 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |title=Primary Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, March 15, 2016 Combined Summary |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport31516.pdf|publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office |accessdate=15 March 2020}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 275,406 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 275,406 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2016 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election<ref>{{cite web |title=General Election Cook County and The City of Chicago Tuesday, November 8, 2016 Combined Summary |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110816%20%281%29.pdf |accessdate=15 March 2020 |archive-date=29 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029203050/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummaryReport110816%20(1).pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 508,321 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 508,321 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
;2018 {{Election box begin no change | title=2018 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 20, 2018 Combined Summary |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary032018.pdf |access-date=March 9, 2020 |publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office |archive-date=September 10, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910160206/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary032018.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 228,367 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 228,367 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
{{Election box begin no change | title=2018 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district election<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cook County and The City of Chicago General Election November 6, 2018 Combined Summary |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary.pdf |access-date=March 9, 2020 |publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office |archive-date=July 8, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708233020/https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/CombinedSummary.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 468,818 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 468,818 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
;2022 {{Election box begin no change | title=2022 Cook County Board of Review 2nd district Democratic primary<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election June 28, 2022 Combined Summary |url=https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/sites/default/files/pdfs/Combined%20Summary%20Report_20220819133604030.pdf |access-date=October 14, 2022 |publisher=Cook County Clerk's Office}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Samantha Steele |votes = 90,293 |percentage = 52.42}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi (incumbent) |votes = 81,970 |percentage = 47.58}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 172,263 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
===Illinois Democratic State Central Committeeman for the ninth congressional district=== {{Election box begin no change | title=2018 Illinois Democratic State Central Committeeman for the ninth congressional district election<ref name="2018stateelectionresults">{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL CANVASS GENERAL PRIMARY ELECTION MARCH 20, 2018 |url=https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/2018/ByCandidate/2018GPOfficialVote.PDF |website=www.elections.il.gov |publisher=Illinois State Board of Elections |access-date=5 July 2021 |date=2018}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael Cabonargi |votes = 94,423 |percentage = 100}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 94,423 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
===Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County=== {{Election box begin no change | title=2020 Clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County Democratic primary<ref>{{cite web |title=Cook County and The City of Chicago Primary Election March 17, 2020 Combined Summary |url=https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary_03172020_v3.pdf |publisher=Cook County Clerk |accessdate=7 April 2020 |archive-date=12 April 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200412003807/https://www.cookcountyclerk.com/sites/default/files/Combined%20Summary_03172020_v3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Iris Y. Martinez |votes = 269,578 |percentage = 33.67}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Michael M. Cabonargi |votes = 216,180 |percentage = 27.00}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Richard R. Boykin |votes = 199,526 |percentage = 24.92}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Democratic Party (United States) |candidate = Jacob Meister |votes = 113,855 |percentage = 14.22}} {{Election box candidate with party link no change |party = Write-in |candidate = Others |votes = 1,511 |percentage = 0.19}} {{Election box total no change | votes = 800,650 | percentage = 100}} {{Election box end}}
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