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The Illinois general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois on November 2, 2004.
Primaries were held March 16, 2004.
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Election information
Turnout
2004 United States presidential election in Illinois#Turnout 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois#Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 28.97%, with 2,067,824 votes cast.Voter Turnout https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx www.elections.il.gov Illinois State Board of Elections 25 March 2020 30 May 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210530142655/https://www.elections.il.gov/ElectionOperations/VoterTurnout.aspx dead
Turnout by county
County Registration Votes cast Turnout Adams 41,008 16,705 40.74% Alexander 7,069 2,121 30% Bond 10,738 2,237 20.83% Boone 27,587 10,301 37.34% Brown 3,536 676 19.12% Bureau 24,315 6,540 26.9% Calhoun 3,720 863 23.2% Carroll 12,248 2,714 22.16% Cass 9,069 2,691 29.67% Champaign 105,399 26,192 24.85% Christian 22,608 6,600 29.19% Clark 11,911 2,131 17.89% Clay 9,913 2,834 28.59% Clinton 26,184 2,756 10.53% Coles 39,029 5,327 13.65% CookFor more on Cook County primary election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Primary election 2,630,541 921,086 35.02% Crawford 13,975 2,193 15.69% Cumberland 8,354 1,945 23.28% DeKalb 47,828 15,139 31.65% DeWitt 12,490 5,667 45.37% Douglas 12,084 3,202 26.5% DuPage 597,153 154,173 25.82% Edgar 12,742 2,609 20.48% Edwards 5,312 1,480 27.86% Effingham 21,256 6,345 29.85% Fayette 14,076 3,253 23.11% Ford 9,036 1,851 20.48% Franklin 31,964 9,105 28.49% Fulton 25,869 9,168 35.44% Gallatin 4,524 2,340 51.72% Greene 8,955 2,704 30.2% Grundy 26,747 7,797 29.15% Hamilton 6,474 2,631 40.64% Hancock 13,645 3,262 23.91% Hardin 3,839 1,468 38.24% Henderson 5,191 952 18.34% Henry 37,042 6,285 16.97% Iroquois 19,830 4,232 21.34% Jackson 39,023 9,602 24.61% Jasper 7,214 1,575 21.83% Jefferson 25,838 4,497 17.4% Jersey 14,807 2,616 17.67% Jo Daviess 16,058 6,514 40.57% Johnson 7,138 3,019 42.29% Kane 227,101 59,328 26.12% Kankakee 60,650 11,769 19.4% Kendall 43,552 10,605 24.35% Knox 37,487 8,676 23.14% Lake 348,513 97,800 28.06% LaSalle 71,390 15,279 21.4% Lawrence 11,195 1,743 15.57% Lee 21,527 5,164 23.99% Livingston 22,647 9,469 41.81% Logan 19,915 6,160 30.93% Macon 75,944 17,604 23.18% Macoupin 34,414 10,816 31.43% Madison 174,769 31,863 18.23% Marion 30,278 6,262 20.68% Marshall 8,915 2,063 23.14% Mason 11,017 3,166 28.74% Massac 11,741 2,976 25.35% McDonough 17,446 5,915 33.9% McHenry 172,648 52,868 30.62% McLean 84,996 26,640 31.34% Menard 9,107 3,783 41.54% Mercer 13,614 3,688 27.09% Monroe 21,249 2,671 12.57% Montgomery 18,263 5,007 27.42% Morgan 22,810 6,357 27.87% Moultrie 9,744 2,217 22.75% Ogle 34,350 9,456 27.53% Peoria 119,178 28,042 23.53% Perry 15,503 4,124 26.6% Piatt 11,345 2,889 25.46% Pike 12,150 2,624 21.6% Pope 3,741 1,288 34.43% Pulaski 6,268 1,452 23.17% Putnam 4,446 2,395 53.87% Randolph 24,944 5,914 23.71% Richland 12,626 3,106 24.6% Rock Island 99,194 20,505 20.67% Saline 17,786 7,054 39.66% Sangamon 126,966 27,873 21.95% Schuyler 5,366 1,028 19.16% Scott 3,912 1,178 30.11% Shelby 16,838 4,029 23.93% Stark 4,782 829 17.34% St. Clair 179,664 37,952 21.12% Stephenson 31,430 9,459 30.1% Tazewell 89,150 19,515 21.89% Union 15,828 5,743 36.28% Vermilion 49,300 8,467 17.17% Wabash 10,200 2,287 22.42% Warren 13,112 3,600 27.46% Washington 10,794 2,956 27.39% Wayne 12,657 3,033 23.96% White 11,710 2,585 22.08% Whiteside 37,866 5,902 15.59% Will 298,165 84,875 28.47% Williamson 41,882 7,346 17.54% Winnebago 179,548 45,632 25.41% Woodford 22,982 7,399 32.19% Z Total 7,137,954 2,067,824 28.97%
General election
For the general election, turnout was 71.34%, with 5,350,493 votes cast.
Turnout by county
County Registration Votes cast Turnout% Adams 42,498 31,723 74.65% Alexander 7,399 4,252 57.47% Bond 11,334 7,805 68.86% Boone 29,480 19,572 66.39% Brown 3,691 2,614 70.82% Bureau 28,442 18,018 63.35% Calhoun 3,870 2,825 73% Carroll 12,817 8,189 63.89% Cass 9,279 5,891 63.49% Champaign 122,739 84,153 68.56% Christian 23,406 15,771 67.38% Clark 12,294 8,212 66.8% Clay 9,715 6,770 69.69% Clinton 26,841 17,263 64.32% Coles 39,561 22,911 57.91% CookFor more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#General election 2,794,260 2,088,727 74.75% Crawford 14,427 9,391 65.09% Cumberland 7,888 5,482 69.5% DeKalb 55,380 40,995 74.02% DeWitt 13,055 7,853 60.15% Douglas 12,747 8,597 67.44% DuPage 530,732 404,117 76.14% Edgar 12,730 8,772 68.91% Edwards 5,372 3,487 64.91% Effingham 22,043 16,812 76.27% Fayette 14,659 9,828 67.04% Ford 9,508 6,533 68.71% Franklin 30,215 19,535 64.65% Fulton 26,504 17,155 64.73% Gallatin 4,542 3,343 73.6% Greene 10,084 6,311 62.58% Grundy 28,571 19,926 69.74% Hamilton 6,583 4,630 70.33% Hancock 13,713 10,354 75.5% Hardin 3,958 2,664 67.31% Henderson 5,412 4,197 77.55% Henry 38,100 25,378 66.61% Iroquois 20,588 13,894 67.49% Jackson 43,381 26,524 61.14% Jasper 7,359 5,395 73.31% Jefferson 26,860 17,083 63.6% Jersey 15,208 10,394 68.35% Jo Daviess 16,472 11,867 72.04% Johnson 7,463 5,944 79.65% Kane 257,086 171,336 66.65% Kankakee 61,607 45,297 73.53% Kendall 48,962 33,345 68.1% Knox 36,847 24,945 67.7% Lake 382,835 276,609 72.25% LaSalle 74,592 51,168 68.6% Lawrence 11,300 6,796 60.14% Lee 22,296 16,326 73.22% Livingston 26,267 16,131 61.41% Logan 20,569 13,542 65.84% Macon 78,737 52,029 66.08% Macoupin 34,818 22,925 65.84% Madison 185,466 124,468 67.11% Marion 30,672 17,304 56.42% Marshall 9,395 6,641 70.69% Mason 11,321 7,345 64.88% Massac 12,045 7,506 62.32% McDonough 20,629 15,038 72.9% McHenry 186,394 128,454 68.92% McLean 96,530 71,960 74.55% Menard 9,433 6,622 70.2% Mercer 14,325 9,217 64.34% Monroe 21,992 16,708 75.97% Montgomery 18,066 13,387 74.1% Morgan 23,703 15,664 66.08% Moultrie 9,857 6,515 66.1% Ogle 36,472 24,207 66.37% Peoria 120,530 84,454 70.07% Perry 15,550 10,541 67.79% Piatt 12,097 8,793 72.69% Pike 12,477 8,334 66.79% Pope 3,823 2,464 64.45% Pulaski 6,311 3,108 49.25% Putnam 4,587 3,482 75.91% Randolph 25,571 15,686 61.34% Richland 13,047 8,000 61.32% Rock Island 104,030 70,308 67.58% Saline 16,824 11,988 71.26% Sangamon 126,669 97,327 76.84% Schuyler 5,499 4,075 74.1% Scott 4,011 2,653 66.14% Shelby 17,509 10,648 60.81% Stark 4,898 3,137 64.05% St. Clair 192,432 114,559 59.53% Stephenson 32,772 21,811 66.55% Tazewell 93,272 63,788 68.39% Union 16,206 9,199 56.76% Vermilion 49,217 33,863 68.8% Wabash 10,440 6,171 59.11% Warren 12,227 8,522 69.7% Washington 12,331 8,174 66.29% Wayne 13,002 8,355 64.26% White 11,580 8,367 72.25% Whiteside 39,965 27,694 69.3% Will 335,652 250,805 74.72% Williamson 44,417 30,162 67.91% Winnebago 194,530 122,459 62.95% Woodford 24,616 18,924 76.88% Z Total 7,499,488 5,350,493 71.34%
Federal elections
United States President
2004 United States presidential election in Illinois
2004 United States presidential election
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
2004 United States Senate election in Illinois
2004 United States Senate elections
Incumbent first-term Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald did not seek reelection. Democrat Barack Obama was elected to succeed him.
United States House
2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois
2004 United States House of Representatives elections
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 Illinois legislative no 2002 Illinois elections#State Senate 2002 2006 Illinois elections#State Senate 2006 23 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate 30 2004 11 2 Emil Jones at UIC Feb23 2009 Cropped (1).jpg Emil Jones Democratic Party (United States) 14th 32 31 1 3x4.svg Frank Watson Republican Party (United States) 51st 26 27 1 x150px N/A Independent politician N/A 1 1 2004 IL Senate G&H.svg 350px Results:#CA0120 Republican gain#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election President Emil Jones Democratic Party (United States) Emil Jones Democratic Party (United States)
23 seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2004.Illinois State Senate elections, 2004 https://ballotpedia.org/Illinois_State_Senate_elections,_2004 Ballotpedia 24 June 2020 en Democrats retained their control of the chamber.Party control of Illinois state government https://ballotpedia.org/Party_control_of_Illinois_state_government Ballotpedia 26 March 2020 en
State House of Representatives
2004 Illinois House of Representatives election Illinois legislative no 2002 Illinois elections#State House of Representatives 2002 2006 Illinois House of Representatives election 2006 All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 2004 11 02 File:Michael Madigan Cropped.png 150x150px Michael Madigan Democratic Party (United States) 22nd 66 65 1 File:Tom Cross (1).jpg Tom Cross Republican Party (United States) 97th 52 53 1 Illinois State House 2004 Results.svg 350px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain Speaker Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic Party (United States) Michael Madigan Democratic Party (United States)
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2004. Democrats retained their control of the chamber.
Judicial elections
Judicial elections were held.
Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
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References
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