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