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The incumbent first-term clerk of the Circuit Court of Cook County, Iris Martinez, is running for re-election. She is facing a challenger in the Democratic party primary. In the Republican and Libertarian party primaries, one candidate each is running uncontested.
Democratic party primary
In the Democratic primary election, Martinez is facing a challenge from Mariyana Spyropoulos, who has served as Metropolitan Water Reclamation District commissioner since 2016.
Incumbent second-term Cook County State's Attorney, Kim Foxx, retired at the end of her term on December 1, 2024. Two candidates were running in the Democratic primary election, and one candidate each is running uncontested in the Republican and Libertarian primary elections.
In the 2022 election, Brandon Johnson was re-elected as commissioner for the 1st district on the Cook County Board of Commissioners. After his election as Mayor of Chicago in 2023, Tara Stamps was appointed to replace him. Stamps is running for re-election to a full term, and faces a challenger in the Democratic primary election.