Illinois

Electoral votes: 21
Poll closing time: 8:00 p.m. EST

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President  Electoral votes: 21  |  FULL RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes John F. Kerry (DEM) 2,866,307 55% George W. Bush (REP)* 2,336,253 45% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. Senate Candidate Votes % of votes Barack Obama (DEM) 3,555,586 70% Alan Keyes (REP) 1,376,044 27% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 1 Candidate Votes % of votes Bobby Rush (DEM)* 209,083 85% Ray Wardingley (REP) 37,626 15% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 2 Candidate Votes % of votes Jesse Jackson, Jr. (DEM)* 205,150 88% Stephanie Sailor (LIB) 26,783 12% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 3 Candidate Votes % of votes Daniel Lipinski (DEM) 165,565 74% Ryan Chlada (REP) 57,323 26% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 4 Candidate Votes % of votes Luis Gutierrez (DEM)* 103,273 84% Tony Cisneros (REP) 15,292 12% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 5 Candidate Votes % of votes Rahm Emanuel (DEM)* 156,476 76% Bruce Best (REP) 48,832 24% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 6 Candidate Votes % of votes Henry Hyde (REP)* 131,450 56% Christine Cegelis (DEM) 105,367 44% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 7 Candidate Votes % of votes Danny Davis (DEM)* 217,765 86% Antonio Davis-Fairman (REP) 35,129 14% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 8 Candidate Votes % of votes Melissa Bean (DEM) 139,486 52% Philip Crane (REP)* 130,351 48% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 9 Candidate Votes % of votes Jan Schakowsky (DEM)* 173,600 76% Kurt Eckhardt (REP) 55,704 24% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 10 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Mark Kirk (REP)* 176,919 64% Lee Goodman (DEM) 98,836 36% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 11 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Jerry Weller (REP)* 172,975 59% Tari Renner (DEM) 121,819 41% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 12 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Jerry Costello (DEM)* 198,735 69% Erin Zweigart (REP) 82,615 29% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 13 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Judy Biggert (REP)* 192,117 65% Gloria Schor Andersen (DEM) 103,771 35% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 14 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Dennis Hastert (REP)* 189,982 69% Ruben Zamora (DEM) 86,862 31% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 15 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Tim Johnson (REP)* 178,053 61% David Gill (DEM) 113,293 39% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 16 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Donald Manzullo (REP)* 201,976 69% John Kutsch (DEM) 90,266 31% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 17 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Lane Evans (DEM)* 172,194 61% Andrea Lane Zinga (REP) 111,615 39% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 18 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes Ray LaHood (REP)* 215,857 70% Steve Waterworth (DEM) 91,479 30% 100% of precincts reporting U.S. House - District 19 | COUNTY RESULTS Candidate Votes % of votes John Shimkus (REP)* 212,943 69% Tim Bagwell (DEM) 94,092 31% 100% of precincts reporting