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      Home/Elections/2008/US House/Illinois
      2008·U.S. House·Illinois

      Illinois U.S. House

      19 districtsD 12R 7
      19 districts|D won 12|R won 7|Closest: IL-10
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      IL-01
      Bobby L RushDEM
      DEM271,39785.9%
      D+71.7
      IL-02
      Jesse L Jackson Jr.DEM
      DEM280,77689.4%
      D+78.8
      IL-03
      Daniel William LipinskiDEM
      DEM235,52473.3%
      D+51.9
      IL-04
      Luis V GutierrezDEM
      DEM139,60680.6%
      D+69.1
      IL-05
      Rahm EmanuelDEM
      DEM230,89273.9%
      D+51.9
      IL-06
      Peter J RoskamREP
      REP256,91357.6%
      R+15.1
      IL-07
      Danny K DavisDEM
      DEM276,81785.0%
      D+70.0
      IL-08
      Melissa L BeanDEM
      DEM295,52560.7%
      D+21.4
      IL-09
      Janice D \ SchakowskyDEM
      DEM243,69474.7%
      D+52.7
      IL-10
      Mark Steven KirkREP
      REP291,25852.6%
      R+5.1
      IL-11
      Deborah \ HalvorsonDEM
      DEM317,89558.4%
      D+23.9
      IL-12
      Jerry F CostelloDEM
      DEM298,18171.4%
      D+46.5
      IL-13
      Judy BiggertREP
      REP337,77153.5%
      R+9.9
      IL-14
      Bill FosterDEM
      DEM321,05757.8%
      D+15.5
      IL-15
      Timothy V JohnsonREP
      REP291,51464.2%
      R+28.4
      IL-16
      Donald A ManzulloREP
      REP312,22060.9%
      R+24.8
      IL-17
      Phil HareDEM
      DEM221,47899.8%
      D+99.8
      IL-18
      Aaron SchockREP
      REP310,08858.9%
      R+20.9
      IL-19
      John M ShimkusREP
      REP315,58964.5%
      R+31.1
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