Illinois State Senate Elections, 2004

Elections for the office of Illinois House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on March 16, 2004, and a general election on November 2, 2004.

Qualifications[edit]

Article IV of the Illinois Constitution states: To be eligible to serve as a member of the General Assembly, a person must be a United States citizen, at least 21 years old, and for the two years preceding his election or appointment a resident of the district which he is to represent.

Campaign contributions[edit]

During the 2004 election, the total contributions to Senate candidates was $27,180,039. The top 10 contributors were:^[1]

List of candidates[edit]

District 2[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Miguel Del Valle a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Miguel Del Valle

District 3[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Mattie Hunter a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Mattie Hunter

District 5[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Rickey R. Hendon a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Rickey R. Hendon: 63,242

David J. Warren: 10,553

District 8[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Ira I. Silverstein a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Joseph R. Hedrick a

November 2 General election candidates:

Ira I. Silverstein: 51,256

Joseph R. Hedrick: 20,275

District 11[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Louis S. Viverito a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Jeffrey P. Malinowski a

November 2 General election candidates:

Louis S. Viverito: 50,249

Jeffrey P. Malinowski: 22,202

District 14[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Emil Jones, Jr. a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Emil Jones, Jr.

District 17[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Donne E. Trotter a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Donne E. Trotter

District 20[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Iris Y. Martinez a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Iris Y. Martinez

District 23[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Carole Pankau: 10,247 a
• Dennis M. Reboletti: 8,626

November 2 General election candidates:

Carole Pankau

District 26[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• William E. Peterson a

November 2 General election candidates:

Nancy L. Peterson: 37,760

William E. Peterson: 59,361

District 28[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Kathleen L. "Kay" Wojcik a

November 2 General election candidates:

Kathleen L. "Kay" Wojcik

District 29[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Susan Garrett a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Susan Garrett: 62,736

Daniel R. Bryant: 25,937

District 32[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Patrick Ouimet a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Pamela J. Althoff a

November 2 General election candidates:

Patrick Ouimet: 37,747

Pamela J. Althoff: 62,047

Cathy Peschke (Write-in): 219

District 35[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• J. Bradley Burzynski a

November 2 General election candidates:

Bruce T. Washington: 32,459

J. Bradley Burzynski: 64,074

District 38[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Pat Welch a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Gary G. Dahl a

November 2 General election candidates:

Pat Welch: 47,062

Gary G. Dahl: 51,829

District 41[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Christine Radogno a

November 2 General election candidates:

Christine Radogno

District 44[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• William E. Brady a

November 2 General election candidates:

William E. Brady

District 47[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• John M. Sullivan a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Gary A. Speckhart a

November 2 General election candidates:

John M. Sullivan: 59,294

Tom Ernst: 36,706

District 49[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

Deanna Demuzio

District 50[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Larry K. Bomke a

November 2 General election candidates:

Larry K. Bomke

District 53[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Dan Rutherford a

November 2 General election candidates:

Dan Rutherford: 85,871

ROb Raguet-Schofeld (Write-in): 1

District 56[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• William R. "Bill" Haine a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• No candidates filed for election.

November 2 General election candidates:

William R. "Bill" Haine: 64,216

David J. Sherrill: 33,300

District 59[edit]

March 16 Democratic primary candidates:

• Gary Forby a

March 16 GOP primary candidates:

• Ron Summers a

November 2 General election candidates:

Gary Forby: 52,037

Ron Summers: 46,762

External links[edit]

• Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2004 Primary Election Results
• Illinois State Board of Elections, "Official 2004 General Election Results

Footnotes[edit]

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