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Parents > United States > Illinois > Senate Class III
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2004 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 02, 2004 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 02, 2004 - 07:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2005 - 12:00pm
Term End November 16, 2008 - 12:00pm
ContributorRalphie
Last ModifiedRBH October 15, 2018 11:02pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description Term end due to resignation.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/03/1998
NamePeter G. Fitzgerald Votes1,709,041 (50.35%)
Term01/03/1999 - 01/03/2005 Margin98,545 (+2.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won01/12/2009
NameRoland Burris Votes1 (100.00%)
Term01/15/2009 - 11/29/2010 Margin1 (+100.00%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Mar 16, 2004 IL US Senate - D Primary
Barack Obama
D 1,242,996
Mar 16, 2004 IL US Senate - R Primary
Jack Ryan
R 661,804
Aug 04, 2004 IL US Senate - R Primary Replacement
Alan L. Keyes
R 1
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
01/20/2003 11/02/2004
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Barack Obama 10 15 15 66
Jack Ryan 1 1 1 --
Leaning Call: Barack Obama (98.31%)
Weighted Call: Barack Obama (100.00%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

03/25/2004 10/29/2004

CANDIDATES
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Name St. Sen. Barack Obama Assistant Secretary Alan L. Keyes Albert J. Franzen Jerry Kohn (W) Mark Kuhnke (W) Scott Doody (W) Donald McArthur-Self
PartyDemocratic Republican Independent Libertarian Independent Republican Independent Independent
Campaign Logo
Certified Votes 3,597,456 (69.97%) 1,390,690 (27.05%) 81,164 (1.58%) 69,253 (1.35%) 2,268 (0.04%) 339 (0.01%) 134 (0.00%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -2,206,766 (-42.92%) -3,516,292 (-68.39%) -3,528,203 (-68.62%) -3,595,188 (-69.92%) -3,597,117 (-69.96%) -3,597,322 (-69.97%)
Predict Avg.62.63% 26.52% 0.44% 1.48% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand 6/30 $3,163,111.00 $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website] [Website]
Entry Date 00/00/2004 00/00/2004 00/00/2004 00/00/2004 00/00/0001 -- 00/00/2004
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MATCHUP POLLS (16 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg66.18%-- 23.18%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Survey USA 
10/27/04-10/29/04		 66.00% 2.0 27.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/27/04-10/28/04		 67.00% 2.0 25.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Richard Day Research 
10/20/04-10/21/04		 70.00% -- 20.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
10/16/04-10/19/04		 66.00% -- 19.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/04/04-10/06/04		 68.00% 3.0 23.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/03/04-10/05/04		 69.00% 1.0 24.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D NCdem
LBR Old LW
D Geoffrey Fieger 🔗
D Lawrence Lessig 🔗
R CincinnatiReds1990
D Ben Cohen 🔗
I McCord 2014
  Democracy for America
D Ashley
G Guy
D Homegrown Democrat
D Biden '16
D Brandonius Maximus
  State Journal-Register: Springfield, IL
  La Raza
  Daily Herald (Suburban Chicago)
  Chicago Tribune
  The Southtown Star
  Chicago Sun-Times
I Ferriswheel
D Jake
I Jesus Stepanski Christ
I Chase McFadden
LBT WickedLib
I Jim Brady 🔗
G BR_Green
  Fraternal Order of Police-Illinois
I Default User
B Mse Ripzaw
D Ex-New Jerseyan
R Barack O-blame-a
D Bulldogscm
G BR_Green
D ArchPundit
D PaGuy
IND Monsieur
I JR725
D Qbanito
P karin1492
D RP
D Bob
D InspectorMorse
  Eagle Forum
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
AnFed Patient Grasshopper
AENM Angry Russian
I Gerald Farinas
RTL FREDTHOMPSON08
LBT Classical Liberal
R Jeane J. Kirkpatrick 🔗
R ...
PM's None Entered
LBT Jed
IndP 6921
LBT Classical Liberal
Veg Thomas Walker
FWP CBlock941
R Imperator
NPA ...
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name (W) Kathy Campbell (W) Shaun Bill (W) Marcus Hester (W) Thomas R. Carlson (W) Orlando McDowell (W) Arthur C. Brumfield (W) Lowell M. Seida
PartyIndependent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent Independent
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Certified Votes 129 (0.00%) 37 (0.00%) 23 (0.00%) 20 (0.00%) 5 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%) 1 (0.00%)
Margin-3,597,327 (-69.97%) -3,597,419 (-69.97%) -3,597,433 (-69.97%) -3,597,436 (-69.97%) -3,597,451 (-69.97%) -3,597,455 (-69.97%) -3,597,455 (-69.97%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
Website [Website] [Website]
Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (16 from 8 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Survey USA 
10/27/04-10/29/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/27/04-10/28/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Richard Day Research 
10/20/04-10/21/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Market Shares Corp 
10/16/04-10/19/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Survey USA 
10/04/04-10/06/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Research 2000 
10/03/04-10/05/04		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

DROPPED OUT - NO VOTES
Jack Ryan (R)
 00, 2004 - Jun 25, 2004

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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Jun 26, 2005 10:00am News Obama's Stand Against Patriot Act Cheered  Article The Sunset Provision 
Nov 16, 2004 12:00am Amusing How and why Dr. Keyes won in Illinois  Article Servo 
Nov 05, 2004 12:00am News Keyes blames Republicans, media for his defeat  Article Servo 
Nov 02, 2004 12:00am News Keyes Says Supporting Obama Akin to Mortal Sin  Article Servo 
Oct 29, 2004 12:00am News Obama sweeps newspaper endorsements in Senate race  Article None Entered 
Oct 24, 2004 12:00am Editorial About those Republicans . . .  Article COSDem 

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