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2004Final results

2004 election for Illinois Representative District 59

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Kathleen A. Ryg (D) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Paul S. Tully (R) by 19.8 points.

Kathleen A. RygDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.9%24,410
Paul S. TullyRepublican
40.1%16,325
40,735 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

EvenD+8.21998D+28.82000D+0.42002D+19.82004D+27.42008D+5.92010

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