2004 Will County Executive election

2004 Will County Executive election

November 2, 2004
 
Nominee Larry Walsh Joseph Mikan
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 115,715 112,756
Percentage 50.65% 49.35%

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.