2004Final results
2004 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Gary Forby (D) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Ron Summers (R) by 5.3 points.
Gary ForbyDemocrat · winner
52.7%52,037
Ron SummersRepublican
47.3%46,762
98,799 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