2008 House elections · Illinois districts

Illinois U.S. House election results 2008

Results in all of Illinois's congressional districts in 2008 (Democratic 12, Republican 7): every candidate, vote share and margin.

Democratic 12
Republican 7

District 1

District history

Bobby Rush DEM +71.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bobby Rush Won	DEM	233,036	85.87%
Antoine Members	REP	38,361	14.14%
Total		271,397

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 2

District history

Jesse Louis Jackson DEM +78.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jesse Louis Jackson Won	DEM	251,052	89.41%
Anthony Wayne Williams	REP	29,721	10.59%
Nathan Peoples	W	3	0.00%
Total		280,776

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 3

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Daniel Lipinski DEM +51.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Daniel Lipinski Won	DEM	172,581	73.28%
Michael Hawkins	REP	50,336	21.37%
Jerome Pohlen	GRE	12,607	5.35%
Total		235,524

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 4

District history

Luis V. Gutiérrez DEM +69.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Luis V. Gutiérrez Won	DEM	112,529	80.61%
Daniel Cunningham	REP	16,024	11.48%
Omar N. López	GRE	11,053	7.92%
Total		139,606

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 5

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Rahm Emanuel DEM +51.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Rahm Emanuel Won	DEM	170,728	73.94%
Tommy Hanson	REP	50,881	22.04%
Alan Paul Augustson	GRE	9,283	4.02%
Total		230,892

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 6

District history

Peter J. Roskam REP +15.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Peter J. Roskam Won	REP	147,906	57.57%
Jill Morgenthaler	DEM	109,007	42.43%
Total		256,913

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 7

District history

Danny K. Davis DEM +70.0

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Danny K. Davis Won	DEM	235,343	85.02%
Steve Miller	REP	41,474	14.98%
Total		276,817

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 8

District history

Melissa Bean DEM +21.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Melissa Bean Won	DEM	179,444	60.72%
Steve Greenberg	REP	116,081	39.28%
Total		295,525

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 9

District history

Janice D. Schakowsky DEM +52.7

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Janice D. Schakowsky Won	DEM	181,948	74.66%
Michael Benjamin Younan	REP	53,593	21.99%
Morris Shanfield	GRE	8,140	3.34%
Susanne Atanus	W	13	0.01%
Total		243,694

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 10

District history

Mark Kirk REP +5.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Mark Kirk Won	REP	153,082	52.56%
Daniel J. Seals	DEM	138,176	47.44%
Total		291,258

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 11

District history

Deborah Halvorson DEM +23.9 gain

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Deborah Halvorson Won	DEM	185,652	58.40%
Marty Ozinga	REP	109,608	34.48%
Jason M. Wallace	GRE	22,635	7.12%
Total		317,895

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 12

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Jerry F. Costello DEM +46.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Jerry F. Costello Won	DEM	212,891	71.40%
Timmy Jay Richardson	REP	74,382	24.95%
Rodger W. Jennings	GRE	10,907	3.66%
Harold Wiegand	W	1	0.00%
Total		298,181

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 13

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Judy Biggert REP +9.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Judy Biggert Won	REP	180,888	53.55%
Scott D. Harper	DEM	147,430	43.65%
Steve Alesch	GRE	9,402	2.78%
Theodore Knapp	W	51	0.02%
Total		337,771

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 14

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Bill Foster DEM +15.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Foster Won	DEM	185,404	57.75%
James D. Oberweis	REP	135,653	42.25%
Total		321,057

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 14 (special)

District history

Bill Foster DEM +5.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Bill Foster Won	DEM	52,205	52.53%
James D. Oberweis	REP	47,180	47.47%
Total		99,385

Official source: ElectionVoteTotals.aspx

District 15

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Timothy V. Johnson REP +28.4

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Timothy V. Johnson Won	REP	187,121	64.19%
Stephen G. Cox	DEM	104,393	35.81%
Total		291,514

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 16

District history

Donald A. Manzullo REP +24.8

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Donald A. Manzullo Won	REP	190,039	60.87%
Robert G. Abboud	DEM	112,648	36.08%
Scott K. Summers	GRE	9,533	3.05%
Total		312,220

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 17

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Philip G. Hare DEM +99.5

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Philip G. Hare Won	DEM	220,961	99.77%
Mark Edward Lioen	W	517	0.23%
Total		221,478

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 18

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Aaron Schock REP +20.9

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Aaron Schock Won	REP	182,589	58.88%
Colleen Callahan	DEM	117,642	37.94%
Sheldon Schafer	GRE	9,857	3.18%
Total		310,088

Official source: Election-Statistics

District 19

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John Shimkus REP +31.1

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
John Shimkus Won	REP	203,434	64.46%
Daniel Davis	DEM	105,338	33.38%
Troy Dennis	GRE	6,817	2.16%
Total		315,589

Official source: Election-Statistics

Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from official sources.