<page_title> 2004 United States Senate elections </page_title> <section_title> Elections leading to the next Congress </section_title> <table> <cell> Illinois <col_header> State (linked to summaries below) </col_header> <col_header> Senator </col_header> </cell> <cell> Peter Fitzgerald <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Party </col_header> </cell> <cell> Republican <col_header> Incumbent </col_header> <col_header> Electoral history </col_header> </cell> <cell> Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic gain. <col_header> Results </col_header> </cell> <cell> √ Barack Obama (Democratic) 70% Alan Keyes (Republican) 27% Albert Franzen (Independent) 1.6% Jerry Kohn (Libertarian) 1.3% <col_header> Candidates </col_header> </cell> </table>
Republican Senator Peter Fitzgerald of Illinois chose not to run for re-election and Democrat Barack Obama won.