2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois's 6th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Henry Hyde (R) won with 55.8% of the vote, defeating Christine Cegelis (D) by 11.7 points.
Henry HydeRepublican · winner
55.8%139,627
Christine CegelisDemocrat
44.2%110,470
250,097 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.
Christine CegelisHenry Hyde
$196.9K
Raised by the campaign
$643.1K
$194K
Spent by the campaign
$804.2K
$3K
Cash on hand
$144.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004