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186 Democratic National Convention delegates (156 pledged, 30 unpledged) The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote | |||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Illinois |
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The 2004 Illinois Democratic -presidential primary was held on March 16 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
Candidate | Votes | % | Delegates |
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John Kerry | 873,230 | 71.72 | 155 |
John Edwards (withdrawn) | 131,966 | 10.84 | 1 |
Carol Moseley Braun (withdrawn) | 53,249 | 4.37 | 0 |
Howard Dean (withdrawn) | 47,343 | 3.89 | 0 |
Al Sharpton (withdrawn) | 36,123 | 2.97 | 0 |
Dennis Kucinich | 28,083 | 2.31 | 0 |
Joe Lieberman (withdrawn) | 24,354 | 2.00 | 0 |
Wesley Clark (withdrawn) | 19,304 | 1.59 | 0 |
Lyndon LaRouche | 3,863 | 0.32 | 0 |
Total | 1,217,515 | 100% | 156 |
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