2004 Illinois elections

The Illinois general election was held on November 2, 2004.

2004 Illinois elections
November 2, 2004
Turnout71.34%
Elections in Illinois

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

Presidential election
Main article: 2004 United States presidential election in Illinois

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.

U.S. House
Main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections § Illinois

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.

U.S. Senate
Main article: 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois

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

State elections

State Senate
2004 Illinois Senate election
November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
23 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate
30 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party Third party
 
Leader Emil Jones Frank Watson N/A
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Leader's seat 14th 51st N/A
Seats won 31 27 1
Seat change 1 1
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
November 2, 2004 (2004-11-02)
All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Michael Madigan Tom Cross
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 22nd 97th
Last election 66 52
Seats won 65 53
Seat change 1 1
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
  1. For more on Cook County primary election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout
  2. For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Voter turnout

References
  1. "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
  2. "Illinois State Senate elections, 2004". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. "Party control of Illinois state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved 26 March 2020.
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