2008 Illinois Senate election

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Illinois Senate elections, 2008
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40 of 59 total seats in the Illinois Senate
30 seats needed for a majority
 Majority partyMinority party
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Leader John Cullerton Frank Watson
Party Democratic Republican
Leader's seat 6th-Chicago 51st-Greenville
Last election3722
Seats won3722
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote1,749,5171,457,074
Percentage54.22%45.15%
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2008 IL Senate Results.svg
Results:
     Democratic hold     Republican hold
     No election
Vote Share:
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     >90%
President before election

Emil Jones
Democratic

President-Elect

John Cullerton
Democratic

The Illinois State Senate Election of 2008 determined, along with 19 senators not up for re-election, the membership of the 96th Illinois State Senate. The Democratic Party retained its majority.

Contents

Overview

Illinois State Senate Elections, 2008
PartyVotesPercentageSeats
up		Seats
not up		Total
seats		+/–
Democratic 1,791,38654.81%2413370
Republican 1,457,07444.58%166220
Green 19,8180.61%0000
Independent 1160.004%0000
Totals3,268,394100.00%401959—

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
Stateline [1] Likely DOctober 15, 2008

Individual Results

The following are results by individual districts.

2nd District

Illinois' 2nd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William 'Willie' Delgado 42,002 100.00
Total votes42,002 100.00
Democratic hold

3rd District

Illinois' 3rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mattie Hunter 53,889 100.00
Total votes53,889 100.00
Democratic hold

5th District

Illinois' 5th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rickey R. Hendon 69,229 85.97
Republican Jason Allen Braswell 11,29714.03
Total votes80,526 100.00
Democratic hold

6th District

Illinois' 6th State Senate district election, 2008 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John Cullerton 73,323 77.47
Republican Jay Valko 21,32022.53
Total votes94,643 100.00
Democratic hold

7th District

Illinois' 7th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Heather Steans 55,457 83.08
Green Tom Durkin11,29716.92
Total votes66,754 100.00
Democratic hold

8th District

Illinois' 8th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ira I. Silverstein 55,691 100.00
Total votes55,691 100.00
Democratic hold

9th District

Illinois' 9th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Jeffrey Schoenberg 70,746 70.9
Republican Brendan Appel29,03629.1
Total votes99,782 100.00
Democratic hold

11th District

Illinois' 11th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Louis S. Viverito 51,353 70.
Republican Jeffrey Malinowski21,21329.2
Total votes72,748 100.00
Democratic hold

12th District

Illinois' 12th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Martin A. Sandoval 33,807 100.00
Total votes33,807 100.00
Democratic hold

14th District

Illinois' 14th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Emil Jones III 76,090 80.1
Republican Ray Wardingley 18,92919.9
Total votes95,019 100.00
Democratic hold

15th District

Illinois' 15th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James T. Meeks 72,950 100.00
Total votes72,950 100.00
Democratic hold

17th District

Illinois' 17th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Donne f. Trotter 79,070 100.000
Total votes79,070 100.00
Democratic hold

18th District

Illinois' 18th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Edward d. Maloney 75,229 99.92
Independent Brendan Appel580.08
Total votes75,287 100.00
Democratic hold

20th District

Illinois' 9th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Iris Y. Martinez 42,310 100.00
Total votes42,310 100.00
Democratic hold

21st District

Illinois' 21st State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Cronin 64,062 63.14
Democratic A. Ghani 30 77130.33
Green John Basco 6,6286.53
Total votes101,461 100.00
Republican hold

23rd District

Illinois' 23rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Carole Pankau 61,795 99.91
Independent Kevin Allen580.09
Total votes61,853 100.00
Republican hold

24th District

Illinois' 24th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kirk W. Dillard 80,766 100.00
Total votes80,766 100.00
Republican hold

26th District

Illinois' 26th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Duffy 68,463 62.1
Democratic Brendan Appel41,74037.9
Total votes110,203 100.00
Republican hold

27th District

Illinois' 27th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Matt Murphy 52,202 58.4
Democratic Peter Gutzmer37,22041.6
Total votes89,422 100.00
Republican hold

29th District

Illinois' 29th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Susan Garret 72,911 100.00
Total votes72,911 100.00
Democratic hold

30th District

Illinois' 30th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Terry Link 42,407 64.7
Republican Keith Grey 23,14135.3
Total votes65,548 100.00
Democratic hold

32nd District

Illinois' 32nd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Pamela J. Althoff 93,855 100.00
Total votes93,855 100.00
Republican hold

33rd District

Illinois' 33rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Dan Kotowski 48,344 59.95
Republican Michael H. Sweeney 32,29340.05
Total votes80,637 100.00
Democratic hold

35th District

Illinois' 35th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J. Bradley Burzynski 61,749 58.98
Democratic Ryan Gailey 42,94841.02
Total votes104,697 100.00
Democratic hold

36th District

Illinois' 36th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Jacobs 55,448 58.78
Republican Michael Bertelsen 38,88241.22
Total votes94,330 100.00
Democratic hold

38th District

Illinois' 38th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gary G. Dahl 62,790 61.88
Democratic Steve Stout 38,68738.12
Total votes101,477 100.00
Democratic hold

39th District

Illinois' 39th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Don Harmon 57,487 100.00
Total votes57,487 100.00
Democratic hold

41st District

Illinois' 41st State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Christine Radogno 74,777 63.57
Democratic Audrey Manly42,84836.43
Total votes117,625 100.00
Republican hold

42nd district

Illinois' 42nd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Linda Holmes 57,231 54.61
Republican Terri Ann Wintermute47,56745.39
Total votes104,798 100.00
Republican hold

44th District

Illinois' 44th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bill Brady 82,718 100.00
Total votes82,718 100.00
Republican hold

45th District

Illinois' 45th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Tim Bivins 61,310 63.18
Democratic Marty Mulcahey35,72836.82
Total votes97,038 100.00
Republican hold

47th District

Illinois' 47th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John M. Sullivan 77,597 100.00
Total votes77.597 100.00
Democratic hold

48th District

Illinois' 48th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren 77,310 100.00
Total votes77,310 100.00
Republican hold

50th District

Illinois' 50th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Larry K. Bomke 82,011 77.75
Democratic John Devine23,47422.25
Total votes105,485 100.00
Republican hold

51st District

Illinois' 51st State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank Watson 82,718 100.00
Total votes82,718 100.00
Republican hold

53rd District

Illinois' 53rd State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dan Rutherford 90,199 100.00
Total votes90,199 100.00
Republican hold

54th District

Illinois' 54th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John O. Jones 63,944 70.05
Democratic Henry S. Kijonka 27,33729.95
Total votes76,108 100.00
Republican hold

56th District

Illinois' 56th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic William R. Haine 82,672 100.00
Total votes82,672 100.00
Democratic hold

57th District

Illinois' 57th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic James Clayborne, Jr. 76,108 100.00
Total votes76,108 100.00
Democratic hold

59th District

Illinois' 59th State Senate district election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Gary Forby 49,552 51.47
Republican Ken W. Burzynski46,72748.53
Total votes96,279 100.00
Democratic hold

References

  1. ↑ Jacobson, Louis (October 15, 2008). "Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08". Stateline. Archived from the original on November 6, 2008. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
  2. ↑ "State of Illinois Official Vote Cast at the General Election". State Board of Elections, 2008. 2008. p. 37.
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