2008 Illinois House of Representatives election

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2008 Illinois House of Representatives election
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  2006 November 4, 2008 (2008-11-04) 2010  

All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
60 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
  Michael Madigan Cropped.png Tom Cross.jpg
Leader Michael Madigan Tom Cross
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat22nd-Chicago 97th-Oswego
Last election6652
Seats before6751
Seats won7048
Seat changeIncrease2.svg 3Decrease2.svg 3
Popular vote2,785,5891,949,123
Percentage58.03%40.60%
SwingIncrease2.svg 5%Decrease2.svg 5.25%

Illinois State House 2008 Results.svg
Illinois State House 2008 Vote Share Map.svg
Results:
     Democratic gain     Republican gain
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
Vote Share:
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%

Speaker before election

Michael Madigan
Democratic

Speaker-Elect

Michael Madigan
Democratic

The Illinois House of Representatives elections of 2008 determined the membership of the lower house of the 96th General Assembly. The Democratic Party increased its Majority.

Contents

Overview

Illinois State Senate Elections, 2008
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
before
Seats
after
+/–
Democratic 2,785,58958.03%6770+3
Republican 1,949,12340.60%5148-3
Green 65,6471.30%000
Independent 360.0007%000
Totals4,800,359100.00%1180118

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