2004 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 2004
Barack Obama DEM +42.9 gain · Class III seat · held 11/2/04
- Votes counted
- 5,141,520
- Margin
- 42.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in IL
- D+10.3same year
General election 11/2/04
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barack Obama Won | DEM | 3,597,456 | 69.97% | |
| Alan Keyes | REP | 1,390,690 | 27.05% | |
| Albert J. Franzen | IND | 81,164 | 1.58% | |
| Jerry Kohn | LIB | 69,253 | 1.35% | |
| Write-in | — | 2,957 | 0.06% | |
| Total | 5,141,520 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Illinois Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 16.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 10.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2010 special | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barack Obama | 42.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 22.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Peter G. Fitzgerald | 2.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 15.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Carol Moseley-Braun | 10.2 |
Full Illinois Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2004 Illinois Senate race?
Barack Obama (DEM) won with 70.0% of the vote, ahead of Alan Keyes (27.0%), a margin of 42.9 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 2004?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2004 Illinois Senate race?
5,141,520 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.