2004 Will County Executive election

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2004 Will County Executive election
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November 2, 2004
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Nominee Larry Walsh Joseph Mikan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 115,715 112,756
Percentage 50.65% 49.35%
County Executive before election

Joseph Mikan
Republican

Elected County Executive

Larry Walsh
Democratic

The 2004 Will County Executive election was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican County Executive Joseph Mikan ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by State Senator Larry Walsh, the Democratic nominee. Despite Republican President George W. Bush's win in the county in the presidential election, Walsh narrowly defeated Mikan, 51–49 percent, to win the election.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Primary results

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Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Walsh 32,358 99.46%
Democratic Write-ins 175 0.54%
Total votes 32,533 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Joseph Mikan, incumbent County Executive[4]

Primary results

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Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Joseph Mikan (inc.) 31,520 99.71%
Republican Write-ins 92 0.29%
Total votes 31,612 100.00%

General election

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Results

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2004 Will County Executive election[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Larry Walsh 115,715 50.65%
Republican Joseph Mikan (inc.) 112,756 49.35%
Total votes 228,471 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

References

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  1. ^ Schmadeke, Steve (November 4, 2004). "Democrats recapture Will County's top office". SouthtownStar. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Ziemba, Stanley (December 16, 2003). "State's attorney faces challenge". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  3. ^ a b "PRIMARY ELECTION - WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS - MARCH 16, 2004 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Will County Clerk. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  4. ^ O'Brien, Ken (December 9, 2003). "Will County candidates enter race". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Will County Clerk. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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