2004 Will County Executive election

2004 Will County Executive election
	November 2, 2004
County Executive before election; Joseph Mikan; Republican	Elected County Executive ; Larry Walsh; Democratic

The 2004 Will County Executive election was held on November 2, 2004. Incumbent Republican County Executive Joseph Mikan ran for re-election to a second term. He was challenged by State Senator Larry Walsh, the Democratic nominee. Despite Republican President George W. Bush's win in the county in the presidential election, Walsh narrowly defeated Mikan, 51–49 percent, to win the election.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Larry Walsh, State Senator^[2]

Primary results

Democratic primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Walsh	32,358	99.46%
	Democratic	Write-ins	175	0.54%
Total votes			32,533	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Joseph Mikan, incumbent County Executive^[4]

Primary results

Republican primary results^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph Mikan (inc.)	31,520	99.71%
	Republican	Write-ins	92	0.29%
Total votes			31,612	100.00%

General election

Results

2004 Will County Executive election^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Walsh	115,715	50.65%
	Republican	Joseph Mikan (inc.)	112,756	49.35%
Total votes			228,471	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

References

^ Schmadeke, Steve (November 4, 2004). "Democrats recapture Will County's top office". SouthtownStar. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
^ Ziemba, Stanley (December 16, 2003). "State's attorney faces challenge". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
^ ^a ^b "PRIMARY ELECTION - WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS - MARCH 16, 2004 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Will County Clerk. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
^ O'Brien, Ken (December 9, 2003). "Will County candidates enter race". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
^ "WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Will County Clerk. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

[1] Schmadeke, Steve (November 4, 2004). "Democrats recapture Will County's top office". SouthtownStar. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

[2] Ziemba, Stanley (December 16, 2003). "State's attorney faces challenge". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

[primary_results-3] "PRIMARY ELECTION - WILL COUNTY ILLINOIS - MARCH 16, 2004 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Will County Clerk. March 22, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

[4] O'Brien, Ken (December 9, 2003). "Will County candidates enter race". Chicago Tribune. Chicago, Illinois. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

[5] "WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS - GENERAL ELECTION - NOVEMBER 2, 2004 - OFFICIAL RESULTS". Will County Clerk. November 17, 2004. Archived from the original on December 7, 2004. Retrieved July 22, 2025.

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