2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 75.7% of the vote, defeating Kurt J. Eckhardt (R) by 51.5 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
75.7%175,282
Kurt J. EckhardtRepublican
24.3%56,135
231,417 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.
Janice D. SchakowskyKurt J. Eckhardt
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$9.5K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$2.6K
$189.1K
Cash on hand
$6.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2004.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2004