2004Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2004 election for Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Melissa Bean (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Philip Crane (R) by 3.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Melissa BeanDemocrat · winner
51.7%139,792
Philip CraneRepublican
48.3%130,601
270,393 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.
Melissa BeanPhilip Crane
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$24.5K
Cash on hand
$21.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004