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2008 Illinois Senate election
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the 2008 election for United States Senate in Illinois United States Senate election in Illinois, 2008
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Illinois Senate elections, 2008 Illinois legislative no 2006 Illinois Senate election 2006 2010 Illinois Senate election 2010 40 of 59 total seats in the Illinois Senate 30 2008 11 04 John Cullerton (cropped).jpg John Cullerton Democratic Party (United States) 6th-Chicago 37 37 1,749,517 54.22% 3x4.svg Frank Watson Republican Party (United States) 51st-Greenville 22 22 1,457,074 45.15% 350px Results by gains and holds 350px Results by winning party vote share Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #F48882 Republican hold#D3D3D3 No election Vote Share: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0d0596 >90% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #a80000 >90% President President-Elect Emil Jones Democratic Party (United States) John Cullerton Democratic Party (United States)
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.
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Overview
Illinois State Senate Elections, 2008PartyVotesPercentageSeatsupSeatsnot upTotalseats+/– Democratic1,791,38654.81%2413370 Republican1,457,07444.58%166220 Green 19,818 0.61% 0 0 0 0 Independent1160.004%0000 Totals 3,268,394 100.00% 40 19 59 —
Predictions
SourceRankingAs of StatelineJacobson Louis October 15, 2008 Legislative races tilting Dems' way in '08 http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20081106082124/http://www.stateline.org/live/details/story?contentId=348037 November 6, 2008 August 1, 2024 Stateline
| Likely D October 15, 2008
Individual Results
The following are results by individual districts.
2nd District
Illinois' 2nd State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
William 'Willie' Delgado
42,002
100.00
42,002
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
3rd District
Illinois' 3rd State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Mattie Hunter
53,889
100.00
53,889
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
5th District
Illinois' 5th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Rickey R. Hendon
69,229
85.97
Republican Party (United States)
Jason Allen Braswell
11,297
14.03
80,526
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
6th District
Illinois' 6th State Senate district election, 2008 State of Illinois Official Vote Cast at the General Election 2008 State Board of Elections, 2008 https://books.google.com/books?id=ZX9LAQAAMAAJ 37
Democratic Party (United States)
John Cullerton
73,323
77.47
Republican Party (United States)
Jay Valko
21,320
22.53
94,643
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
7th District
Illinois' 7th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Heather Steans
55,457
83.08
Green Party (United States)
Tom Durkin
11,297
16.92
66,754
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
8th District
Illinois' 8th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Ira I. Silverstein
55,691
100.00
55,691
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
9th District
Illinois' 9th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Jeffrey Schoenberg
70,746
70.9
Republican Party (United States)
Brendan Appel
29,036
29.1
99,782
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
11th District
Illinois' 11th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Louis S. Viverito
51,353
70.
Republican Party (United States)
Jeffrey Malinowski
21,213
29.2
72,748
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
12th District
Illinois' 12th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Martin A. Sandoval
33,807
100.00
33,807
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
14th District
Illinois' 14th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Emil Jones III
76,090
80.1
Republican Party (United States)
Ray Wardingley
18,929
19.9
95,019
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
15th District
Illinois' 15th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
James T. Meeks
72,950
100.00
72,950
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
17th District
Illinois' 17th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Donne f. Trotter
79,070
100.000
79,070
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
18th District
Illinois' 18th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Edward d. Maloney
75,229
99.92
Independent (politician)
Brendan Appel
58
0.08
75,287
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
20th District
Illinois' 9th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Iris Y. Martinez
42,310
100.00
42,310
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
21st District
Illinois' 21st State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Dan Cronin
64,062
63.14
Democratic Party (United States)
A. Ghani
30, 771
30.33
Green Party (United States)
John Basco
6,628
6.53
101,461
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
23rd District
Illinois' 23rd State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Carole Pankau
61,795
99.91
Independent (politician)
Kevin Allen
58
0.09
61,853
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
24th District
Illinois' 24th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Kirk W. Dillard
80,766
100.00
80,766
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
26th District
Illinois' 26th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Dan Duffy
68,463
62.1
Democratic Party (United States)
Brendan Appel
41,740
37.9
110,203
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
27th District
Illinois' 27th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Matt Murphy
52,202
58.4
Democratic Party (United States)
Peter Gutzmer
37,220
41.6
89,422
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
29th District
Illinois' 29th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Susan Garret
72,911
100.00
72,911
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
30th District
Illinois' 30th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Terry Link
42,407
64.7
Republican Party (United States)
Keith Grey
23,141
35.3
65,548
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
32nd District
Illinois' 32nd State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Pamela J. Althoff
93,855
100.00
93,855
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
33rd District
Illinois' 33rd State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Dan Kotowski
48,344
59.95
Republican Party (United States)
Michael H. Sweeney
32,293
40.05
80,637
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
35th District
Illinois' 35th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
J. Bradley Burzynski
61,749
58.98
Democratic Party (United States)
Ryan Gailey
42,948
41.02
104,697
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
36th District
Illinois' 36th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Mike Jacobs
55,448
58.78
Republican Party (United States)
Michael Bertelsen
38,882
41.22
94,330
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
38th District
Illinois' 38th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Gary G. Dahl
62,790
61.88
Democratic Party (United States)
Steve Stout
38,687
38.12
101,477
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
39th District
Illinois' 39th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Don Harmon
57,487
100.00
57,487
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
41st District
Illinois' 41st State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Christine Radogno
74,777
63.57
Democratic Party (United States)
Audrey Manly
42,848
36.43
117,625
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
42nd district
Illinois' 42nd State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Linda Holmes
57,231
54.61
Republican Party (United States)
Terri Ann Wintermute
47,567
45.39
104,798
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
44th District
Illinois' 44th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Bill Brady
82,718
100.00
82,718
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
45th District
Illinois' 45th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Tim Bivins
61,310
63.18
Democratic Party (United States)
Marty Mulcahey
35,728
36.82
97,038 100.00
Republican Party (United States)
47th District
Illinois' 47th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
John M. Sullivan
77,597
100.00
77.597
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
48th District
Illinois' 48th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Randall M. "Randy" Hultgren
77,310
100.00
77,310
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
50th District
Illinois' 50th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Larry K. Bomke
82,011
77.75
Democratic Party (United States)
John Devine
23,474
22.25
105,485
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
51st District
Illinois' 51st State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Frank Watson
82,718
100.00
82,718
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
53rd District
Illinois' 53rd State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
Dan Rutherford
90,199
100.00
90,199
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
54th District
Illinois' 54th State Senate district election, 2008
Republican Party (United States)
John O. Jones
63,944
70.05
Democratic Party (United States)
Henry S. Kijonka
27,337
29.95
76,108
100.00
Republican Party (United States)
56th District
Illinois' 56th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
William R. Haine
82,672
100.00
82,672
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
57th District
Illinois' 57th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
James Clayborne, Jr.
76,108
100.00
76,108
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
59th District
Illinois' 59th State Senate district election, 2008
Democratic Party (United States)
Gary Forby
49,552
51.47
Republican Party (United States)
Ken W. Burzynski
46,727
48.53
96,279
100.00
Democratic Party (United States)
References
External links
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