U.S. Senate (Illinois, 2004)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/U.S._Senate_(Illinois,_2004)

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Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date	November 2, 2004
gptkbp:debateLocation	gptkb:Chicago,_Illinois gptkb:Springfield,_Illinois gptkb:Carbondale,_Illinois
gptkbp:DemocraticNominee	gptkb:Barack_Obama
gptkbp:GreenPartyCandidate	gptkb:Jerry_Kohn
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	U.S. Senate (Illinois, 2004)
gptkbp:incumbent	gptkb:Republican_Party gptkb:Peter_Fitzgerald
gptkbp:incumbentRan	no
gptkbp:IndependentCandidate	gptkb:Albert_J._Franzen
gptkbp:LibertarianCandidate	gptkb:Albert_J._Franzen
gptkbp:losses	gptkb:Alan_Keyes
gptkbp:mainCandidate	gptkb:Barack_Obama gptkb:Jack_Ryan gptkb:Alan_Keyes
gptkbp:nextEdition	gptkb:U.S._Senate_(Illinois,_2010)
gptkbp:notableFor	Barack Obama became the third African American elected to the U.S. Senate since Reconstruction. Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention during this campaign. Jack Ryan withdrew after a scandal and was replaced by Alan Keyes.
gptkbp:officeContested	United States Senator from Illinois
gptkbp:officialName	gptkb:2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois
gptkbp:partyOfLoser	gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:percentageForAlanKeyes	27.0%
gptkbp:percentageForBarackObama	70.0%
gptkbp:previousEdition	gptkb:U.S._Senate_(Illinois,_1998)
gptkbp:primaryDate	March 16, 2004
gptkbp:RepublicanNominee	gptkb:Jack_Ryan
gptkbp:state	gptkb:Illinois
gptkbp:swornInDate	January 3, 2005
gptkbp:termLength	6 years
gptkbp:type	Senate election
gptkbp:voterTurnout	5,350,493
gptkbp:votesForAlanKeyes	1,390,690
gptkbp:votesForBarackObama	3,597,456
gptkbp:winner	gptkb:Barack_Obama gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Blair_Hull
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6