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On March 16, 2004, State Senator Barack Obama won the Democratic primary, and businessman Jack Ryan won the Republican primary. Three months later, Ryan announced his withdrawal from the race four days after the Chicago Tribune persuaded a California court to release records from Ryan's custody case, which included allegations that Ryan had ...
The Obama-Keyes race was one of the first to be called on Election Day, November 2, 2004. At the start of Keyes's candidacy in August, Keyes had 24% support in the polls. He received 27% of the vote in the November general election to Obama's 70%. [91] Following the election, Keyes refused to call Obama to congratulate him. Media reports ...
This is the electoral history of Barack Obama. Barack Obama served as the 44th president of the United States (2009–2017) and as a United States senator from Illinois (2005–2008). A member of the Democratic Party , Obama was first elected to the Illinois Senate in 1997 representing the 13th district, which covered much of the Chicago South ...
Barack Obama served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004, when he was elected to the United States Senate.During this part of his career, Obama continued teaching constitutional law part time at the University of Chicago Law School as he had done as a Lecturer from 1992 to 1996, and as a Senior Lecturer from 1996 to 2004.
In 2004, Barack Obama delivered the keynote address to the Democratic National Convention in Boston. It catapulted a little-known state legislator to national prominence (AP)
Illinois delegates told The State Journal-Register on July 28, 2004, that Barack Obama's keynote address was "one of the most beautiful, inspiring speeches I've ever heard."
Barack Obama delivering the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. The keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention (DNC) was given by the Illinois State Senator, United States senatorial candidate, and future President Barack Obama on the night of Tuesday, July 27, 2004, in Boston, Massachusetts.
On Election night, Obama carried the state by 6 points (52% to 46%). 2008: Barack Obama has a dominant lead over John McCain in final Iowa Poll. ... 2004: John Kerry has lead over President George ...