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2004Final results

2004 election for Illinois Representative District 48

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James H. Meyer (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Guy Rosenthal (D) by 24.4 points.

James H. MeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.2%30,274
37.8%18,392
48,666 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+31.11996R+13.91998R+41.02000R+24.42004R+16.12008R+32.42010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET