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]

2004 Donors, Illinois State Senate

Donor  | Amount
Illinois Senate Democratic Fund  | $3,261,028
Republican State Senate Campaign Cmte of Illinois  | $2,086,919
Illinois Education Association  | $657,415
Illinois State Medical Society  | $370,459
Illinois Federation of Teachers  | $257,559
Illinois Hospital & Health Systems Association  | $240,579
Associated Beer Distributors of Illinois  | $213,725
Service Employees Illinois Council  | $204,569
Illinois Realtors Association  | $186,706
Citizens for Frank Watson  | $185,786

## 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]

1. ↑ Follow the Money, "Illinois 2004 Candidates," accessed July 18, 2013

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Current members of the Illinois State Senate

Leadership

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Majority Leader:Kimberly Lightford

Senators

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Antonio Munoz (D)

District 2

Omar Aquino (D)

District 3

Mattie Hunter (D)

District 4

Kimberly Lightford (D)

District 5

Patricia Van Pelt (D)

District 6

Sara Feigenholtz (D)

District 7

Mike Simmons (D)

District 8

Ram Villivalam (D)

District 9

Laura Fine (D)

District 10

Robert Martwick (D)

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Celina Villanueva (D)

District 12

Steven Landek (D)

District 13

Robert Peters (D)

District 14

Emil Jones (D)

District 15

Napoleon Harris (D)

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Jacqueline Collins (D)

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Elgie Sims (D)

District 18

Bill Cunningham (D)

District 19

Michael Hastings (D)

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Cristina Pacione-Zayas (D)

District 21

Laura Ellman (D)

District 22

Cristina Castro (D)

District 23

Diane Pappas (D)

District 24

Suzanne Glowiak Hilton (D)

District 25

Karina Villa (D)

District 26

Dan McConchie (R)

District 27

Ann Gillespie (D)

District 28

Laura Murphy (D)

District 29

Julie Morrison (D)

District 30

Adriane Johnson (D)

District 31

Melinda Bush (D)

District 32

Craig Wilcox (R)

District 33

Don DeWitte (R)

District 34

Steve Stadelman (D)

District 35

Dave Syverson (R)

District 36

Neil Anderson (R)

District 37

Win Stoller (R)

District 38

Sue Rezin (R)

District 39

Don Harmon (D)

District 40

Patrick Joyce (D)

District 41

John Curran (R)

District 42

Linda Holmes (D)

District 43

John Connor (D)

District 44

Sally Turner (R)

District 45

Brian Stewart (R)

District 46

David Koehler (D)

District 47

Jil Tracy (R)

District 48

Doris Turner (D)

District 49

Meg Loughran Cappel (D)

District 50

Steve McClure (R)

District 51

Chapin Rose (R)

District 52

Scott Bennett (D)

District 53

Jason Barickman (R)

District 54

Jason Plummer (R)

District 55

Darren Bailey (R)

District 56

Rachelle Crowe (D)

District 57

Christopher Belt (D)

District 58

Terri Bryant (R)

District 59

Dale Fowler (R)

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