2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois's 14th District
U.S. House · Illinois
J. Dennis Hastert (R) won with 68.6% of the vote, defeating Ruben Zamora (D) by 37.3 points.
J. Dennis HastertRepublican · winner
68.6%191,618
Ruben ZamoraDemocrat
31.4%87,590
279,208 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Ruben ZamoraJ. Dennis Hastert
$18.7K
Raised by the campaign
$4.9M
$18K
Spent by the campaign
$5M
$646
Cash on hand
$160.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004