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Illinois State Board of Elections
2008 Illinois Congressional and Statewide Results
Democratic / Green Presidential Filing Deadline: 11/5/07, Republican Presidential Filing Deadline: 12/5/07, Primary Filing Deadline: 11/5/07, Independent Filing Deadline: 11/5/07, Primary Write-in Deadline: 1/29/08, Primary: 2/5/08, Presidential Primary: 2/5/08, Last Day to fill Party Nomination Vacancy: 4/7/08, 3rd Party / Independent Filing Deadline: 6/23/08, State Convention Deadline: 8/4/08, Last Day to fill Statewide Party Nomination Vacancy" 8/28/08, Write-in Deadline: 10/28/08, General Election 11/4/08,
Last Updated: December 12, 2008 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
President, 54.8% in '04 for Kerry, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Obama, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Obama, Cook Political Report: Solid Obama, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe / Likely Obama, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Obama, |
| U.S. Sen. Barack H. Obama (D-IL) 61.8%, |
U.S. Sen. John S. McCain, III (R-AZ) 37.1%, |
consumer activist Ralph Nader (I-CT) 0.6%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Robert L. "Bob" Barr (L-GA) 0.4%, |
| ex-U.S. Rep. Cynthia A. McKinney (G-GA) 0.2%, |
| Minister Charles O. "Chuck" Baldwin (C-FL) 0.2%, |
| John Joseph Polachek (New-IL) 0.0%, |
| Brian P. Moore (WI-FL), |
Senator, 60.3% in '02, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Solid Democrat, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Solid Democratic, |
| Richard J. "Dick" Durbin (D) 63.1%, |
Dr. Steven K. Sauerberg (R) 32.7%, |
Kathleen J. "Kathy" Cummings (G) 2.6%, |
| truck driver Larry A. Stafford (L) 1.1%, |
| Chad N. Koppie (C) 0.5%, |
| Betsy Farley (SW/WI), |
| security analyst Alton C. Franklin, III (WI), |
1st Congressional District, 84.5% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Bobby L. Rush (D) 85.7%, |
police office Antoine Members (R) 14.3%, |
John Hawkins (SW/WI), |
2nd Congressional District, 85.0% in '06, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D) 89.3%, |
Anthony W. Williams (R) 10.7%, |
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3rd Congressional District, 77.4% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Daniel W. "Dan" Lipinski (D) 73.2%, |
Michael Hawkins (R) 21.4%, |
Jerome Pohlen (G) 5.4%, |
4th Congressional District, 86.0% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Luis V. Gutierrez (D) 80.6%, |
Daniel Cunningham (R) 11.5%, |
Omar N. López (G) 7.9%, |
Laura Anderson (SW/WI), |
5th Congressional District, 78.0% in '06, 3rd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Rahm Emanuel (D) 73.9%, |
Tom Hanson (R) 22.1%, |
Alan Paul Augustson (G) 4.0%, |
6th Congressional District, 51.3% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, |
| Iraqi vet Jill Morgenthaler (D) 42.4%, |
Peter J. Roskam (R) 57.6%, |
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7th Congressional District, 86.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Danny K. Davis (D) 84.9%, |
Steve Miller (R) 15.1%, |
Dennis Richter (SW/WI), |
8th Congressional District, 51.1% in '06, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, NRCC Target, |
| Melissa Bean (D) 59.9%, |
businessman Steve Greenberg (R) 40.1%, |
Iain Abernathy (G/WI) removed from ballot, |
9th Congressional District, 74.6% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Janice D. "Jan" Schakowsky (D) 74.6%, |
Michael B. Younan (R) 22.0%, |
Morris Shanfield (G) 3.3%, |
10th Congressional District, 53.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: No Clear Favorite, Cook Political Report: Toss Up, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Toss-Up, DCCC Target, |
| '06 nominee / marketing dir. & ex-Sen. aide Daniel J. "Dan" Seals (D) 45.5%, |
Mark Steven Kirk (R) 54.5%, |
Allan Stevo (WI), |
| David J. Kalbfleisch (G/WI) removed from ballot, |
11th Congressional District, 55.1% in '06, Gerald C. "Jerry" Weller (R) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, Chris Cillizza: 8th Most Likely Seat to Switch Parties, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democrat, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Robert Novak: Leaning Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Tossup, Rothenberg Political Report: Toss-Up / Tilt Democratic, DCCC target, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, |
| St. Sen. Debbie D. "Debbie" Halvorson (D) 58.4%, |
businessman Martin "Marty" Ozinga, III (R) 34.5%, |
student Jason M. Wallace (G) 7.1%, |
12th Congressional District, unopposed in '06, 11th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Jerry F. Costello (D) 71.6%, |
Timmy J. "Tim" Richardson, Jr. (R) 24.7%, |
Rodger W. Jennings (G) 3.6%, |
13th Congressional District, 58.4% in '06, 5th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| businessman Scott Harper (D) 43.6%, |
Judy Biggert (R) 53.6%, |
software engineer Steve Alesch (G) 2.8%, |
| Eric Ferguson (L/WI) removed from ballot, |
14th Congressional District, 52.5% in '08, J. Dennis "Denny" Hastert (R) resigned, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Democrat Favored, Cook Political Report: Likely Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Democrat, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democrat, DCCC target, |
| scientist Bill Foster (D) 57.4%, |
'02, '04 Senate candidate & '06 gubernatorial candidate businessman James D. "Jim" Oberweis (R) 42.6%, |
Dan Druck (L/WI) removed from ballot, |
| Robert H. Hill (G/WI) removed from ballot, |
15th Congressional District, 57.5% in '06, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Steve Cox (D) 35.8%, |
Timothy V. "Tim" Johnson (R) 64.2%, |
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16th Congressional District, 66.5% in '06, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| nuclear scientist Robert G. "Bob" Abboud (D) 36.1%, |
Donald A. Manzullo (R) 60.9%, |
attorney Scott Summers (G) 3.0%, |
17th Congressional District, 57.2% in '06, 1st term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Democratic, |
| Philip G. "Phil" Hare (D) 100%, |
No Republican |
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18th Congressional District, 67.4% in '06, Ray Lahood (R) retiring after 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Republican Favored, Cook Political Report: Safe Republican, Robert Novak: Leaning Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Likely Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| radio reporter Colleen Callahan (D) 38.0%, |
St. Rep. Aaron Schock (R) 58.9%, |
astronomer Sheldon Schafer (G) 3.1%, |
| Bradley K. Carter (C/WI) removed from ballot, |
19th Congressional District, 60.7% in '06, 6th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Roll Call's Outlook: Safe Republican, |
| Public Help Deputy Ass't. Dir. Daniel Davis (D) 33.4%, |
John M. Shimkus (R) 64.4%, |
Ron Paul supporter Troy R. Dennis (G) 2.1%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
= Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
 = Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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