Illinois Democrat Delegation 2004

The Green Papers: 2004 Presidential Primaries

Disclaimer: This page contains a combination of preliminary, unofficial, and estimated data. Dates and delegate counts are subject to change.

Illinois Democrat
Primary: Tuesday 16 March 2004
State Convention: Monday 10 May 2004

Candidate	Popular Vote	Delegate Votes
Candidate	Popular Vote	Soft Pledged	Soft Unpledged	Soft Total	Hard Total
(available)		`156. 100.0%`	`30. 100.0%`	`186. 100.0%`	`186. 100.0%`
Total		`156. 100.0%`	`30. 100.0%`	`186. 100.0%`	`186. 100.0%`

Voter Eligibility: Open Primary, Polls close 7:00p CST (0100 UTC)
Delegate Selection: Proportional Primary

186 total delegate votes - 102 district / 34 at large; 20 Pledged PLEOs; 27 Unpledged PLEOs; 3 Unpledged add-ons

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Reference: http://www.ildems.com/delegateplan2004.doc

Tuesday 16 March 2004: 156 of 186 delegates to the Democratic National Convention are allocated to presidential contenders based on the results of the voting in today's Illinois Presidential Primary. A mandatory 15 percent threshold is required in order for a presidential contender to be allocated National Convention delegates at either the congressional district or statewide level.

102 district delegates are to be allocated proportionally to presidential contenders based on the primary results in each of the State's 19 congressional districts.

CD 1: 8
CD 2: 8
CD 3: 6
CD 4: 4
CD 5: 6
CD 6: 4
CD 7: 8
CD 8: 4
CD 9: 6
CD 10: 5
CD 11: 5
CD 12: 6
CD 13: 4
CD 14: 4
CD 15: 5
CD 16: 4
CD 17: 5
CD 18: 5
CD 19: 5

In addition, 54 delegates are to be allocated to presidential contenders based on the primary vote statewide.
- 34 at-large National Convention delegates
- 20 Pledged PLEOs

Monday 10 May 2004 - State Convention

The remaining 30 National Convention delegates consist of

27 Unpledged PLEO delegates:

15 Democratic National Committee members
10 Members of Congress (1 Senators and 9 Representatives)
1 Governor
1 Distinguished Party Leader

3 Unpledged "add-on"s (selected during the State Convention).

These 30 delegates and will go to the Democratic National Convention officially "Unpledged".

Congressional Districts

Illinois has 102 counties and 19 congressional districts: 71 counties are wholly within a given congressional district and 31 counties are divided among more than one congressional district.

UNDIVIDED COUNTIES (wholly within one Congressional District):

CD # 11: Grundy, Kankakee and LaSalle
CD # 12: Alexander, Franklin, Jackson, Monroe, Perry, Pulaski, Randolph, St.Clair and Union
CD # 14: Kane, Kendall and Lee
CD # 15: Champaign, Clark, Coles, Crawford, Cumberland, DeWitt, Douglas, Edgar, Ford, Iroquois, Moultrie, Piatt and Vermilion
CD # 16: Boone, Carroll, Jo Daviess, Ogle, Stephenson and Winnebago
CD # 17: Calhoun, Fulton, Hancock, Henderson, Macoupin, McDonough, Mercer, Rock Island and Warren
CD # 18: Brown, Cass, Logan, Marshall, Mason, Menard, Morgan, Peoria, Putnam, Schuyler, Scott, Stark and Tazewell
CD # 19: Bond, Clay, Clinton, Effingham, Hamilton, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Johnson, Marion, Massac, Pope, Richland, Washington and Wayne

DIVIDED COUNTIES (split between more than one Congressional District):

Adams: CDs 17 & 18
Bureau: CDs 11, 14 & 18
Christian: CDs 19 & 17
Cook: CDs 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10 & 13 [CDs # 1, # 2, # 3, # 4, # 5, # 7 and # 9 are wholly within Cook County]
DeKalb: CDs 14 & 16
DuPage: CDs 6, 13 & 14
Edwards: CDs 15 & 19
Fayette: CDs 17 & 19
Gallatin: CDs 15 & 19
Greene: CDs 17 & 19
Henry: CDs 14 & 17
Jersey: CDs 17 & 19
Knox: CDs 17 & 18
Lake: CDs 8 & 10
Lawrence: CDs 15 & 19
Livingston: CDs 11 & 15
Macon: CDs 15, 17 & 18
Madison: CDs 12 & 19
McHenry: CDs 8 & 16
McLean: CDs 11 & 15
Montgomery: CDs 17 & 19
Pike: CDs 17 & 18
Saline: CDs 15 & 19
Sangamon: CDs 17 & 19
Shelby: CDs 17 & 19
Wabash: CDs 15 & 19
White: CDs 15 & 19
Whiteside: CDs 14, 16 & 17
Will: CDs 11 & 13
Williamson: CDs 12 & 19
Woodford: CDs 11 & 18