The 2004 Illinois Democratic -presidential primary was held on March 16 in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 2004 presidential election.
Results 2004 Illinois Democratic primaryCandidateVotes%DelegatesJohn Kerry873,23071.72155John Edwards (withdrawn)131,96610.841Carol Moseley Braun (withdrawn)53,2494.370Howard Dean (withdrawn)47,3433.890Al Sharpton (withdrawn)36,1232.970Dennis Kucinich28,0832.310Joe Lieberman (withdrawn)24,3542.000Wesley Clark (withdrawn)19,3041.590Lyndon LaRouche3,8630.320Total1,217,515100%156
Analysis The Illinois primary occurred after Super Tuesday, which by that point most major candidates contesting John Kerry for the nomination had dropped out. However, John Edwards received a decent share of the vote in southern Illinois as a result of his appeal to rural voters, despite having withdrawn from the race.
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