2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois's 19th District
U.S. House · Illinois
John Shimkus (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Tim Bagwell (D) by 38.7 points.
John ShimkusRepublican · winner
69.4%213,451
Tim BagwellDemocrat
30.6%94,303
307,754 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.
Tim BagwellJohn Shimkus
$38.7K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$38.2K
Spent by the campaign
$544.8K
$501
Cash on hand
$633K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004