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| Elections in Illinois |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
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| 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 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.
Incumbent first-term Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald did not seek reelection. Democrat Barack Obama was elected to succeed him.
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.
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23 seats of the Illinois 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 the Illinois 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 the Cook County elections.
The 2006 Illinois elections were held on November 7, 2006. On that date, registered voters in the State of Illinois elected officeholders for U.S. Congress, to six statewide offices, as well as to the Illinois Senate and Illinois House.
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 2, 2010. Primary elections were held on February 2, 2010.
The Illinois general election was held on November 8, 2016.
Elections were held in Illinois on November 6, 2012.
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Elections were held in Illinois on November 5, 1996.
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