Election Name: | 2008 Illinois House of Representatives election |
Country: | Illinois |
Type: | legislative |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 2006 Illinois House of Representatives election |
Previous Year: | 2006 |
Next Election: | 2010 Illinois House of Representatives election |
Next Year: | 2010 |
Seats For Election: | All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives |
Majority Seats: | 60 |
Leader1: | Michael Madigan |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Leaders Seat1: | 22nd-Chicago |
Last Election1: | 66 |
Seats Before1: | 67 |
Seats1: | 70 |
Seat Change1: | 3 |
Popular Vote1: | 2,785,589 |
Percentage1: | 58.03% |
Swing1: | 5% |
Leader2: | Tom Cross |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Leaders Seat2: | 97th-Oswego |
Last Election2: | 52 |
Seats Before2: | 51 |
Seats2: | 48 |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Popular Vote2: | 1,949,123 |
Percentage2: | 40.60% |
Swing2: | 5.25% |
Speaker | |
Posttitle: | Speaker-Elect |
Before Election: | Michael Madigan |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Michael Madigan |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.
Illinois State Senate Elections, 2008 | |||||||
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Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– | ||
Democratic | 2,785,589 | 58.03% | 67 | 70 | +3 | ||
Republican | 1,949,123 | 40.60% | 51 | 48 | align="right" | -3 | |
Green | 65,647 | 1.30% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Independent | 36 | 0.0007% | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Totals | 4,800,359 | 100.00% | 118 | 0 | 118 |