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TheIllinois general election was held in the U.S. state of Illinois 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]
Turnout by county[1]
| 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% |
| Cook[note 1] | 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% |
| Total | 7,137,954 | 2,067,824 | 28.97% |
For the general election, turnout was 71.34%, with 5,350,493 votes cast.[1]
Turnout by county[1]
| 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% |
| Cook[note 2] | 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% |
| Total | 7,499,488 | 5,350,493 | 71.34% |
Illinois voted for theDemocraticticket ofJohn Kerry andJohn Edwards.
This was the fourth consecutive presidential election in which Illinois had voted for the Democratic ticket.
Incumbent first-term Republican SenatorPeter Fitzgerald did not seek reelection. DemocratBarack Obama was elected to succeed him.
All 19 of Illinois’ seats in theUnited 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.
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23 seats of theIllinois Senate were up for election in 2004.[2] Democrats retained their control of the chamber.[3]
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All of the seats in theIllinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2004. Democrats retained their control of the chamber.[3]
Judicial elections were held.
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as theCook County elections.
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