2004 Illinois elections

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2004 Illinois elections
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  2002 November 2, 2004 2006  
Turnout71.34%

The Illinois general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 2, 2004.

Contents

Primaries were held March 16, 2004.

Election information

Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 28.97%, with 2,067,824 votes cast. [1]

Turnout by county [1]

General election

For the general election, turnout was 71.34%, with 5,350,493 votes cast. [1]

Turnout by county [1]

Federal elections

United States President

Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of John Kerry and John Edwards.

This was the fourth consecutive presidential election in which Illinois had voted for the Democratic ticket.

United States Senate

Incumbent first-term Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald did not seek reelection. Democrat Barack Obama was elected to succeed him.

United States House

All 19 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2004.

The Democratic Party flipped one Republican-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 10 Democrats and 9 Republicans.

State elections

State Senate

2004 Illinois Senate election
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

23 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate
30 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority partyThird party
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Leader Emil Jones Frank Watson N/A
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader's seat 14th 51st N/A
Last election32261
Seats won31271
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1Steady2.svg

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Results:
     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election

President before election

Emil Jones
Democratic

Elected President

Emil Jones
Democratic

23 seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2004. [2] Democrats retained their control of the chamber. [3]

State House of Representatives

2004 Illinois House of Representatives election
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  2002 November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02) 2006  

All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Michael Madigan Cropped.png Tom Cross.jpg
Leader Michael Madigan Tom Cross
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat22nd97th
Last election6652
Seats won6553
Seat changeDecrease2.svg 1Increase2.svg 1

Illinois State House 2004 Results.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Democratic gain
     Republican hold     Republican gain

Speaker before election

Michael Madigan
Democratic

Speaker-Elect

Michael Madigan
Democratic

All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2004. Democrats retained their control of the chamber. [3]

Judicial elections

Judicial elections were held.

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

Notes

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
  2. "Illinois State Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Party control of Illinois state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 26, 2020.