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2004 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 2004 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Ray LaHood won the 2004 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Ray LaHood received 216,047 popular votes (70.24%). The main challenger was Steve Waterworth (29.76%).

See the full head-to-head between LaHood and Waterworth

LaHood +40.5 pts · won by 124,499 votes
Ray LaHoodRepublicanWINNER70.24%
216,047 votes
Steve WaterworthDemocratic29.76%
91,548 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.