2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sidney Mathias (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Nicholas Chrisos (D) by 26.2 points.
Sidney MathiasRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%26,336
Nicholas ChrisosDemocrat
32.8%14,648
R. Scott BludornLibertarian
8.2%3,673
44,657 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET