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

2004 Illinois elections

← 2002 November 2, 2004 2006 →
Turnout71.34%

Primaries were held March 16, 2004.

Election information

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Turnout

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Primary election

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

Turnout by county[1]

General election

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

Turnout by county[1]

Federal elections

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United States President

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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

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

United States House

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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

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State Senate

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

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

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

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

 
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

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Judicial elections were held.

Local elections

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

Notes

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  1. ^ For more on Cook County primary election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#Primary election
  2. ^ For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2004 Cook County, Illinois elections#General election

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "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. ^ a b "Party control of Illinois state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 26, 2020.