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In Cook County's nine west suburban townships, State's Attorney Kim Foxx received 42,511 fewer votes in the 2020 Democrat primary, when compared to 2016.

That's according to an analysis of Cook County election returns by West Cook News.

Of 298,272 ballots cast in 2016, her first run for State's Attorney, Foxx won 155,166 votes in west suburban Cook County, 52 percent of the vote in a three-way primary against then-incumbent Anita Alvarez of River Forest and Chicago attorney Donna More.

She won a majority in two of the nine-- Oak Park, winning 59 percent of the vote, and Proviso, winning 58 percent.

In 2020, 112,655 ballots were cast in Cook County's west suburban townships, and Foxx won just 112,655, or 47 percent of the vote in a four way primary against More, Bill Conway and Bob Fioretti.

All eleven north suburban townships cast fewer ballots for Foxx in 2020 than in 2016.

Her vote totals fell most in the townships of Lyons (-12 percent), Norwood Park (-11 percent), Riverside (-9 percent) and River Forest (-9 percent).

Foxx received just 19 percent of the vote in Norwood Park, 24 percent of the vote in Lyons, 25 percent of the vote in Leyden and 29 percent of the vote in Cicero.

Foxx still won a majority in Oak Park, but with 55 percent, earning 1,701 fewer votes than four years earlier.

She also won a smaller majority in Proviso, with 55 percent, 6,231 fewer votes than in 2016.

4,311 vote margin in 2020

Foxx won 43 percent of the suburban Cook County vote in the 2020 Democrat primary. Her opponents combined for 57 percent of the vote.

She won 52 percent of South Cook County townships and 31 percent of North Cook townships.

Foxx won the 2020 City of Chicago Democrat primary with 284,955 votes (55 percent) to Conway's 142,175 (28 percent), More's 62,333 (12 percent) and Fioretti's 25,142 (five percent). 

"Not Foxx" garnered 229,650 votes in the 2020 City of Chicago Democrat primary.

All told, Foxx won the 2020 Democrat primary with 447,974 votes to 443,663 votes for her three opponents, a difference of 4,311.

This was a contrast from 2016, when Foxx routed incumbent Anita Alvarez in the Democrat primary, winning 645,738 votes to Alvarez' 317,594 and 144,063 for More.

Foxx won 58 percent of 1,107,395 votes cast in 2016.

She won the City of Chicago with 415,627 votes (62 percent) to Alvarez' 171,882 (26 percent) and More's 79,073 (11 percent). 

Foxx also won suburban Cook County in 2016, receiving 230,111 votes (52 percent) to Alvarez' 145,712 (33 percent and 64,990 (15 percent) for More.

Foxx is backing Clayton Harris in the March 19, 2024 Democrat primary against retired Illinois Appellate Court Judge Eileen O'Neill Burke.

	2016			2020			20 vs '16
Township	Ballots	Votes	%	Ballots	Votes	%	# Diff	% Diff
Lyons	19,004	6,835	36%	19,632	4,769	24%	-2,066	-12%
Norwood Park	3,792	1,121	30%	3,058	581	19%	-540	-11%
Riverside	3,610	1,291	36%	3,986	1,063	27%	-228	-9%
River Forest	2,946	1,209	41%	3,035	987	33%	-222	-9%
Leyden	12,236	3,778	31%	9,025	2,245	25%	-1,533	-6%
Oak Park	19,583	11,561	59%	17,995	9,855	55%	-1,706	-4%
Proviso	37,319	21,562	58%	27,823	15,331	55%	-6,231	-3%
Berwyn	10,822	3,666	34%	7,923	2,696	34%	-970	0%
Cicero	12,013	3,104	26%	7,963	2,341	29%	-763	4%
TOTALS	121,325	54,127	45%	100,440	39,868	40%	-14,259	-5%

Where did Democrat primary voters reject Kim Foxx in 2020?

Suburban primary voters cast 67,000 fewer ballots for Kim Foxx in 2020 vs. 2016; Which townships showed the most "buyers remorse"?

	2016			2020			20 vs '16
Township	Ballots	Votes	%	Ballots	Votes	%	% Diff
New Trier	13,092	6,252	48%	14,377	4,056	28%	-20%
Barrington	1,822	674	37%	2,355	538	23%	-14%
Northfield	16,432	6,516	40%	17,882	4,678	26%	-13%
Palatine	14,713	5,729	39%	15,023	3,836	26%	-13%
Wheeling	22,591	8,266	37%	20,783	4,875	23%	-13%
Lyons	19,004	6,835	36%	19,632	4,769	24%	-12%
Elk Grove	11,747	4,103	35%	10,203	2,404	24%	-11%
Lemont	2,647	687	26%	3,478	528	15%	-11%
Maine	20,844	7,257	35%	17,057	4,121	24%	-11%
Norwood Park	3,792	1,121	30%	3,058	581	19%	-11%
Niles	21,335	9,419	44%	19,410	6,546	34%	-10%
Stickney	6,756	1,972	29%	5,042	1,012	20%	-9%
Riverside	3,610	1,291	36%	3,986	1,063	27%	-9%
Palos	7,833	2,545	32%	7,953	1,874	24%	-9%
Schaumburg	19,026	6,888	36%	15,963	4,413	28%	-9%
River Forest	2,946	1,209	41%	3,035	987	33%	-9%
Evanston	24,804	15,785	64%	21,707	12,217	56%	-7%
Orland	14,782	4,073	28%	14,751	2,982	20%	-7%
Leyden	12,236	3,778	31%	9,025	2,245	25%	-6%
Worth	27,544	9,861	36%	23,960	7,242	30%	-6%
Hanover	11,533	4,056	35%	8,943	2,680	30%	-5%
Oak Park	19,583	11,561	59%	17,995	9,855	55%	-4%
Bremen	22,248	12,720	57%	16,060	8,644	54%	-3%
Proviso	37,319	21,562	58%	27,823	15,331	55%	-3%
Bloom	20,111	13,297	66%	14,904	9,864	66%	0%
Berwyn	10,822	3,666	34%	7,923	2,696	34%	0%
Thornton	44,602	33,326	75%	29,712	22,700	76%	2%
Rich	25,244	19,038	75%	19,850	15,447	78%	2%
Cicero	12,013	3,104	26%	7,963	2,341	29%	4%
Calumet	5,180	3,520	68%	3,355	2,494	74%	6%
TOTALS	476,211	230,111	48%	403,208	163,019	40%	-8%