| Election Name: | 2004 Illinois elections |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois elections |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Illinois elections |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Election Date: | November 2, 2004 |
| Turnout: | 71.34% |
The Illinois general election was held on November 2, 2004.
Primaries were held March 16, 2004.
For the primary election, turnout was 28.97%, with 2,067,824 votes cast.[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Cook[2] | 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% | |
| 7,137,954 | 2,067,824 | 28.97% |
For the general election, turnout was 71.34%, with 5,350,493 votes cast.[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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% | |
| Cook[3] | 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% | |
| 7,499,488 | 5,350,493 | 71.34% |
See main article: 2004 United States presidential election in Illinois.
See also: 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.
See main article: 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois.
See also: 2004 United States Senate elections.
Incumbent first-term Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald did not seek reelection. Democrat Barack Obama was elected to succeed him.
See main article: 2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois.
See also: 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.
| Election Name: | 2004 Illinois Senate election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois elections#State Senate |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Illinois elections#State Senate |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | 23 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate |
| Majority Seats: | 30 |
| Image1: | Emil Jones at UIC Feb23 2009 Cropped (1).jpg |
| Leader1: | Emil Jones |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 14th |
| Seats1: | 31 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Frank Watson |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 51st |
| Seats2: | 27 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Leader3: | N/A |
| Party3: | Independent politician |
| Leaders Seat3: | N/A |
| Seats3: | 1 |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Emil Jones |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Emil Jones |
| After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
23 seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2004.[4] Democrats retained their control of the chamber.[5]
| Election Name: | 2004 Illinois House of Representatives election |
| Country: | Illinois |
| Type: | legislative |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 2002 Illinois elections#State House of Representatives |
| Previous Year: | 2002 |
| Next Election: | 2006 Illinois House of Representatives election |
| Next Year: | 2006 |
| Seats For Election: | All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives |
| Majority Seats: | 60 |
| Leader1: | Michael Madigan |
| Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat1: | 22nd |
| Last Election1: | 66 |
| Seats1: | 65 |
| Seat Change1: | 1 |
| Leader2: | Tom Cross |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Leaders Seat2: | 97th |
| Last Election2: | 52 |
| Seats2: | 53 |
| Seat Change2: | 1 |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Speaker | |
| Posttitle: | Speaker-Elect |
| Before Election: | Michael Madigan |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Michael Madigan |
| After Party: | 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.[5]
Judicial elections were held.
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.