Elections / 2004 · Senate · IL
Illinois — 2004 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2004 · U.S. SenateIllinois · U.S. SenateBarack ObamaD+42.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2004 Senate returns.
- Barack Obama✓Democrat3,597,45670.0%
- Alan KeyesRepublican1,390,69027.1%
- Albert J. FranzenIndependent81,1641.6%
- Jerry KohnLibertarian69,2531.3%
presidential baselinePresident 2004D+10.3Senate 2004D+42.9vs. baselineD+32.6
Illinois's 2004 Senate race ran 32.6 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Illinois's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | +31.4% |
| 1990 | +30.1% |
| 1992 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | −2.9% |
| 2002 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | +42.9% |
| 2008 | +39.3% |
| 2010 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | +15.1% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | +15.3% |
Same ballot, 2004IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2004 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.