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2004 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 2004 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election?

John M. Shimkus won the 2004 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election. John M. Shimkus received 213,451 popular votes (69.36%). The main challenger was Tim Bagwell (30.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Shimkus and Bagwell

Shimkus +38.7 pts · won by 119,148 votes
John M. ShimkusRepublicanWINNER69.36%
213,451 votes
Tim BagwellDemocratic30.64%
94,303 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.