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1904 Illinois governor election
Charles S. Deneen (Republican) beat Lawrence B. Stringer (Democrat) in Illinois in 1904, 59.1% to 31.2%, a margin of 27.9 points and 299,149 votes.
The Republican hold continued from 1900, when Richard Yates won.
Republicans led in 84 of the 102 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Cook, cast 392,334 votes and went to the Republican by 33.3 points. The closest was Wabash, where 11 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Governor
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles S. Deneen won | Republican | 634,029 | 59.1% |
| Lawrence B. Stringer | Democratic | 334,880 | 31.2% |
| John Collins | Socialist | 59,062 | 5.5% |
| All other candidates | 44,962 | 4.2% | |
| Total | 1,072,933 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cook | 106,309 27.1% | 236,797 60.4% | 49,228 | 392,334 | R+33.3 |
| St. Clair | 8,244 38.3% | 11,894 55.2% | 1,394 | 21,532 | R+17.0 |
| Sangamon | 7,522 37.9% | 10,396 52.4% | 1,920 | 19,838 | R+14.5 |
| La Salle | 6,087 31.9% | 11,706 61.4% | 1,271 | 19,064 | R+29.5 |
| Peoria | 6,003 31.5% | 11,612 61.0% | 1,419 | 19,034 | R+29.5 |
| Kane | 2,798 16.8% | 12,557 75.2% | 1,334 | 16,689 | R+58.5 |
| Vermilion | 3,620 21.8% | 11,035 66.4% | 1,955 | 16,610 | R+44.6 |
| Madison | 5,429 34.9% | 8,876 57.1% | 1,239 | 15,544 | R+22.2 |
| Will | 3,363 22.5% | 9,910 66.2% | 1,705 | 14,978 | R+43.7 |
| McLean | 4,315 28.8% | 8,645 57.8% | 2,001 | 14,961 | R+28.9 |
| Adams | 6,300 42.5% | 7,176 48.4% | 1,344 | 14,820 | R+5.9 |
| Rock Island | 2,408 18.3% | 8,092 61.7% | 2,624 | 13,124 | R+43.3 |
| Champaign | 3,775 33.4% | 6,888 60.9% | 650 | 11,313 | R+27.5 |
| Fulton | 3,888 34.7% | 6,293 56.2% | 1,009 | 11,190 | R+21.5 |
| Winnebago | 1,310 12.0% | 7,987 73.5% | 1,576 | 10,873 | R+61.4 |
| Macoupin | 4,380 42.9% | 4,732 46.3% | 1,104 | 10,216 | R+3.4 |
| Knox | 1,912 18.8% | 7,457 73.3% | 803 | 10,172 | R+54.5 |
| Macon | 3,000 30.0% | 6,241 62.4% | 759 | 10,000 | R+32.4 |
| Henry | 1,410 14.4% | 7,277 74.2% | 1,124 | 9,811 | R+59.8 |
| Livingston | 2,830 30.1% | 5,874 62.5% | 693 | 9,397 | R+32.4 |
| Coles | 3,471 39.3% | 4,864 55.0% | 504 | 8,839 | R+15.8 |
| Bureau | 1,989 23.0% | 5,525 63.8% | 1,148 | 8,662 | R+40.8 |
| Stephenson | 3,367 39.3% | 4,798 56.0% | 407 | 8,572 | R+16.7 |
| Lake | 1,638 19.1% | 6,558 76.7% | 359 | 8,555 | R+57.5 |
| Morgan | 3,424 41.6% | 4,205 51.1% | 604 | 8,233 | R+9.5 |
| Kankakee | 1,690 20.6% | 6,116 74.7% | 386 | 8,192 | R+54.0 |
| Iroquois | 2,437 30.3% | 4,983 62.0% | 614 | 8,034 | R+31.7 |
| Whiteside | 1,561 19.9% | 5,506 70.1% | 789 | 7,856 | R+50.2 |
| Christian | 3,327 42.6% | 3,797 48.6% | 694 | 7,818 | R+6.0 |
| Hancock | 3,496 44.8% | 3,833 49.1% | 477 | 7,806 | R+4.3 |
| De Kalb | 1,158 15.0% | 5,901 76.6% | 641 | 7,700 | R+61.6 |
| Tazewell | 3,320 43.1% | 3,976 51.7% | 401 | 7,697 | R+8.5 |
| Edgar | 3,461 46.4% | 3,740 50.2% | 255 | 7,456 | R+3.7 |
| Montgomery | 3,217 44.3% | 3,456 47.6% | 582 | 7,255 | R+3.3 |
| McDonough | 2,722 37.5% | 4,001 55.2% | 529 | 7,252 | R+17.6 |
| Logan | 3,624 51.2% | 3,182 45.0% | 268 | 7,074 | D+6.2 |
| Jackson | 2,344 33.3% | 3,966 56.4% | 724 | 7,034 | R+23.1 |
| Shelby | 3,020 43.1% | 3,288 46.9% | 696 | 7,004 | R+3.8 |
| McHenry | 1,458 20.9% | 5,236 75.2% | 272 | 6,966 | R+54.2 |
| Williamson | 2,015 29.4% | 4,036 58.9% | 804 | 6,855 | R+29.5 |
| Ogle | 1,296 19.0% | 4,973 72.9% | 550 | 6,819 | R+53.9 |
| Pike | 3,142 46.6% | 2,984 44.3% | 615 | 6,741 | D+2.3 |
| Marion | 2,565 38.1% | 3,164 47.0% | 1,002 | 6,731 | R+8.9 |
| Lee | 1,682 25.5% | 4,477 68.0% | 428 | 6,587 | R+42.4 |
| Fayette | 2,680 42.8% | 3,215 51.4% | 363 | 6,258 | R+8.5 |
| Randolph | 2,542 41.1% | 3,202 51.7% | 446 | 6,190 | R+10.7 |
| Du Page | 1,392 23.3% | 4,079 68.3% | 498 | 5,969 | R+45.0 |
| Jefferson | 2,474 41.8% | 3,033 51.3% | 411 | 5,918 | R+9.4 |
| Wayne | 2,423 41.6% | 3,056 52.4% | 351 | 5,830 | R+10.9 |
| Warren | 1,603 27.7% | 3,515 60.8% | 660 | 5,778 | R+33.1 |
| White | 2,774 50.0% | 2,508 45.2% | 262 | 5,544 | D+4.8 |
| Clark | 2,286 41.9% | 2,866 52.5% | 302 | 5,454 | R+10.6 |
| Jo Daviess | 1,615 30.3% | 3,357 63.1% | 351 | 5,323 | R+32.7 |
| Mercer | 1,422 28.1% | 3,213 63.6% | 419 | 5,054 | R+35.4 |
| Alexander | 1,671 33.5% | 3,170 63.6% | 147 | 4,988 | R+30.1 |
| Grundy | 878 17.9% | 3,410 69.5% | 620 | 4,908 | R+51.6 |
| De Witt | 1,960 39.9% | 2,688 54.8% | 259 | 4,907 | R+14.8 |
| Greene | 2,640 54.2% | 1,950 40.0% | 280 | 4,870 | D+14.2 |
| Saline | 1,793 37.4% | 2,717 56.7% | 281 | 4,791 | R+19.3 |
| Woodford | 1,935 41.9% | 2,325 50.4% | 354 | 4,614 | R+8.5 |
| Perry | 1,489 32.3% | 2,428 52.7% | 691 | 4,608 | R+20.4 |
| Douglas | 1,689 36.9% | 2,468 53.9% | 422 | 4,579 | R+17.0 |
| Clay | 1,951 43.3% | 2,388 53.0% | 169 | 4,508 | R+9.7 |
| Crawford | 1,847 41.9% | 2,292 52.0% | 271 | 4,410 | R+10.1 |
| Effingham | 2,324 53.4% | 1,842 42.3% | 184 | 4,350 | D+11.1 |
| Clinton | 2,154 50.5% | 1,829 42.9% | 285 | 4,268 | D+7.6 |
| Franklin | 1,831 44.0% | 2,069 49.7% | 262 | 4,162 | R+5.7 |
| Jasper | 2,030 48.9% | 1,868 45.0% | 251 | 4,149 | D+3.9 |
| Hamilton | 2,071 50.0% | 1,892 45.7% | 178 | 4,141 | D+4.3 |
| Washington | 1,510 36.8% | 2,349 57.3% | 239 | 4,098 | R+20.5 |
| Carroll | 768 18.8% | 3,064 75.0% | 252 | 4,084 | R+56.2 |
| Ford | 1,001 25.0% | 2,778 69.5% | 220 | 3,999 | R+44.4 |
| Mason | 1,892 47.5% | 1,738 43.7% | 349 | 3,979 | D+3.9 |
| Piatt | 1,356 34.2% | 2,480 62.6% | 125 | 3,961 | R+28.4 |
| Cass | 1,927 49.6% | 1,797 46.2% | 163 | 3,887 | D+3.3 |
| Union | 1,961 50.6% | 1,532 39.5% | 383 | 3,876 | D+11.1 |
| Lawrence | 1,721 44.4% | 1,953 50.4% | 200 | 3,874 | R+6.0 |
| Marshall | 1,570 40.5% | 2,128 54.9% | 176 | 3,874 | R+14.4 |
| Cumberland | 1,654 45.0% | 1,850 50.3% | 172 | 3,676 | R+5.3 |
| Richland | 1,619 44.2% | 1,751 47.8% | 295 | 3,665 | R+3.6 |
| Bond | 1,215 33.4% | 2,039 56.0% | 387 | 3,641 | R+22.6 |
| Schuyler | 1,685 46.8% | 1,608 44.6% | 309 | 3,602 | D+2.1 |
| Boone | 405 11.4% | 2,859 80.8% | 274 | 3,538 | R+69.4 |
| Menard | 1,524 44.2% | 1,693 49.1% | 228 | 3,445 | R+4.9 |
| Moultrie | 1,496 44.1% | 1,704 50.2% | 196 | 3,396 | R+6.1 |
| Jersey | 1,716 51.0% | 1,521 45.2% | 131 | 3,368 | D+5.8 |
| Johnson | 961 29.5% | 2,129 65.4% | 163 | 3,253 | R+35.9 |
| Gallatin | 1,554 49.6% | 1,387 44.3% | 190 | 3,131 | D+5.3 |
| Pulaski | 784 25.4% | 2,187 70.9% | 115 | 3,086 | R+45.5 |
| Monroe | 1,428 46.5% | 1,606 52.3% | 35 | 3,069 | R+5.8 |
| Wabash | 1,305 45.0% | 1,294 44.6% | 301 | 2,900 | D+0.4 |
| Massac | 592 21.4% | 2,067 74.6% | 111 | 2,770 | R+53.2 |
| Kendall | 422 15.8% | 2,108 78.7% | 148 | 2,678 | R+63.0 |
| Scott | 1,243 48.9% | 1,145 45.0% | 156 | 2,544 | D+3.9 |
| Henderson | 710 28.1% | 1,659 65.7% | 157 | 2,526 | R+37.6 |
| Pope | 671 26.7% | 1,736 69.0% | 109 | 2,516 | R+42.3 |
| Stark | 615 24.9% | 1,715 69.4% | 142 | 2,472 | R+44.5 |
| Brown | 1,348 55.0% | 932 38.1% | 169 | 2,449 | D+17.0 |
| Edwards | 600 25.2% | 1,601 67.3% | 179 | 2,380 | R+42.1 |
| Calhoun | 817 47.9% | 728 42.6% | 162 | 1,707 | D+5.2 |
| Hardin | 644 42.2% | 757 49.6% | 124 | 1,525 | R+7.4 |
| Putnam | 365 31.6% | 744 64.4% | 46 | 1,155 | R+32.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1904; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Illinois governor elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | JB Pritzker (D) | D+12.5 |
| 2018 | JB Pritzker (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2014 | Bruce Rauner (R) | R+3.9 |
| 2010 | Pat Quinn (D) | D+0.9 |
| 2006 | Rod Blagojevich (D) | D+10.5 |
| 2002 | Rod R. Blagojevich (D) | D+7.1 |
| 1998 | George H. Ryan (R) | R+3.6 |
| 1994 | Jim Edgar (R) | R+29.4 |
| 1990 | Jim Edgar (R) | R+2.6 |
| 1986 | James R. Thompson (R) | R+52.7 |
| 1982 | James R. Thompson (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1978 | James R. Thompson (R) | R+18.9 |
| 1976 | James R. Thompson (R) | R+30.1 |
| 1972 | Daniel Walker (D) | D+1.7 |
| 1968 | Richard B. Ogilvie (R) | R+2.8 |
| 1964 | Otto Kerner (D) | D+3.8 |
| 1960 | Otto Kerner (D) | D+11.2 |
| 1956 | William G. Stratton (R) | R+1.0 |
| 1952 | William G. Stratton (R) | R+5.2 |
| 1948 | Adlai E. Stevenson (D) | D+14.5 |
| 1944 | Dwight H. Green (R) | R+1.8 |
| 1940 | Dwight H. Green (R) | R+6.2 |
| 1936 | Henry Horner (D) | D+9.9 |
| 1932 | Henry Horner (D) | D+16.9 |
| 1928 | Louis L. Emmerson (R) | R+14.1 |
| 1924 | Len Small (R) | R+14.3 |
| 1920 | Len Small (R) | R+24.2 |
| 1916 | Frank O. Lowden (R) | R+10.6 |
| 1912 | Edward F. Dunne (D) | D+10.7 |
| 1908 | Charles S. Deneen (R) | R+2.0 |
| 1904 | Charles S. Deneen (R) | R+27.9 |
| 1900 | Richard Yates (R) | R+5.4 |
| 1896 | John R. Tanner (R) | R+10.4 |
| 1892 | John P. Altgeld (D) | D+2.6 |
| 1888 | Joseph W. Fifer (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1884 | Richard J. Oglesby (R) | R+2.2 |
| 1880 | Shelby M. Cullom (R) | R+5.9 |
| 1876 | Shelby M. Cullom (R) | R+1.2 |
| 1872 | Richard J. Oglesby (R) | R+54.4 |
| 1868 | John McAuley Palmer (R) | R+11.0 |