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The2004 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on March 16 in the U.S. state ofIllinois as one of theRepublican Party's state primaries ahead of the2004 presidential election. 73 delegates to the2004 Republican National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates.[1]
IncumbentPresidentGeorge W. Bush won the primary. Bush was running for reelection without any major opponents, and no other candidates were listed on the ballot in Illinois.[2]
Illinois assigned 60 of its 73 delegates to be directly elected. The Illinois primary was a so-called "loophole" primary, in which delegates were assigned by direct-level voting on delegate candidates whose proclaimed presidential preferences were listed beside their names on the ballot (as opposed to be assigned based upon the performance of a candidate in the presidential preference vote).[1]
Congressional districts were allocated delegates based on the extent of the district's support for Bush in the2000 presidential general election. Thus, Illinois's6th,8th,10th,11th,13th,14th,15th,16th,18th, and19th congressional districts each received four delegates, the12th and17th congressional districts each received three delegates, and the1st,2nd,3rd,4th,5th,7th, and9th congressional districts each received two delegates.[1]
Of the remaining thirteenunpledged delegates, ten were selected at the Illinois Republican Party Convention, while the other three consisted of theIllinois Republican Party's National Committeeman, National Committeewoman, and Chairman.[1]
Since incumbentGeorge W. Bush was the only candidate contesting the Republican nomination forPresident of the United States and faced no major opponents, he received 100% of the popular vote, winning all 60 directly-elected delegates to theRepublican National Convention.[1][2]
| 2004 Illinois Republican presidential primary[1][3] | |||
| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Delegates |
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| George W. Bush(incumbent) | 583,575 | 100% | 60 |
| Totals | 583,575 | 100% | 60 |
