2004 United States Senate election in Illinois
The 2004 United States Senate election in Illinois was held on November 2, 2004. Republican incumbent Peter Fitzgerald decided to retire after one term in office. Democratic state senator and future president Barack Obama won the open seat over Alan Keyes, who was a late replacement for the original Republican nominee, investment banker Jack Ryan, who withdrew following a sex scandal. Obama's landslide victory, along with his well-received keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention during the race, launched him into national prominence and set up his 2008 election to the presidency. Primary elections were held on March 16. The open race, which was a first for this seat since 1980, drew a large and wealthy field of candidates. In total, at least 15 candidates, including seven millionaires, ran in the primary elections and spent a record sum of over $60 million, triggering the first application of the millionaires' amendment to the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act of 2002. In...
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