2004 Illinois Democratic presidential primary explained

Election Name:2004 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Country:Illinois
Previous Election:2000 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Previous Year:2000
Next Election:2008 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Next Year:2008
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Elected Members:AK
Votes For Election:186 Democratic National Convention delegates (156 pledged, 30 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
Outgoing Members:KS
Candidate1:John Kerry
Color1:00539f
Home State1:Massachusetts
Delegate Count1:155
Popular Vote1:873,230
Percentage1:71.72%
Candidate2:John Edwards
(withdrawn)
Color2:e50100
Home State2:North Carolina
Delegate Count2:1
Popular Vote2:131,966
Percentage2:10.84%
Map Size:280px

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.

Results

2004 Illinois Democratic primary[1] ! style="text-align:left;"
CandidateVotes%Delegates
John Kerry873,23071.72155
John Edwards (withdrawn)131,96610.841
Carol Moseley Braun (withdrawn)53,2494.370
Howard Dean (withdrawn)47,3433.890
Al Sharpton (withdrawn)36,1232.970
Dennis Kucinich28,0832.310
Joe Lieberman (withdrawn)24,3542.000
Wesley Clark (withdrawn)19,3041.590
Lyndon LaRouche3,8630.320
Total1,217,515100%156

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Illinois Democratic Delegation 2004. www.thegreenpapers.com. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20031031215511/http://www.thegreenpapers.com:80/P04/IL-D.phtml . 2003-10-31 . 2020-03-21.