Overview
- Morrison announced he will step aside after the current term, saying public office should be a season of contribution and citing his support for term limits.
- He said the decision also reflects the practical limits of serving as the sole Republican under a Democratic supermajority in Chicago, Cook County and Illinois.
- First appointed in 2015, Morrison won full terms in 2018 and 2022 and resigned as Cook County GOP chair in April 2025.
- With the filing deadline passed, former commissioner Elizabeth Doody Gorman is the only Republican candidate for the seat and will run uncontested in the primary.
- The entire Cook County Board, including President Toni Preckwinkle, is on the ballot in 2026, and Morrison has been the board’s only Republican since Peter Silvestri’s 2022 retirement.