Certified returns for every federal race in Illinois in 2008, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 20 of 20 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
Party line
Votes
Share
Democratic
3,419,348
61.9%
Republican
2,031,179
36.8%
Independent
30,948
0.6%
Libertarian
19,642
0.4%
Green
11,838
0.2%
Constitution Party of Illinois
8,256
0.1%
New
1,149
0.0%
Write-in
11
0.0%
Total
5,522,371
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2008 election page.
U.S. Senate
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Richard J. Durbin
Democrat
3,615,844
67.8%
Steve Sauerberg
Republican
1,520,621
28.5%
Kathy Cummings
Green
119,135
2.2%
Larry A. Stafford
Libertarian
50,224
0.9%
Chad N. Koppie
Constitution Party of Illinois
24,059
0.5%
Patricia Elaine Beard
Write-in
1
0.0%
Total
5,329,884
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bobby L. Rush
Democrat
233,036
85.9%
Antoine Members
Republican
38,361
14.1%
Total
271,397
District 2
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jesse L. Jackson, Jr.
Democrat
251,052
89.4%
Anthony W. Williams
Republican
29,721
10.6%
Nathan Peoples
Write-in
3
0.0%
Total
280,776
District 3
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Daniel Lipinski
Democrat
172,581
73.3%
Michael Hawkins
Republican
50,336
21.4%
Jerome Pohlen
Green
12,607
5.4%
Total
235,524
District 4
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Luis V. Gutierrez
Democrat
112,529
80.6%
Daniel Cunningham
Republican
16,024
11.5%
Omar N. López
Green
11,053
7.9%
Total
139,606
District 5
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Rahm Emanuel
Democrat
170,728
73.9%
Tom Hanson
Republican
50,881
22.0%
Alan Augustson
Green
9,283
4.0%
Total
230,892
District 6
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Peter J. Roskam
Republican
147,906
57.6%
Jill Morgenthaler
Democrat
109,007
42.4%
Total
256,913
District 7
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Danny K. Davis
Democrat
235,343
85.0%
Steve Miller
Republican
41,474
15.0%
Total
276,817
District 8
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Melissa L. Bean
Democrat
179,444
60.7%
Steve Greenberg
Republican
116,081
39.3%
Total
295,525
District 9
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Janice D. Schakowsky
Democrat
181,948
74.7%
Michael Benjamin Younan
Republican
53,593
22.0%
Morris Shanfield
Green
8,140
3.3%
Susanne Atanus
Write-in
13
0.0%
Total
243,694
District 10
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Mark Steven Kirk
Republican
153,082
52.6%
Daniel J. Seals
Democrat
138,176
47.4%
Total
291,258
District 11
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Deborah ‘‘Debbie’’ Halvorson
Democrat
185,652
58.4%
Marty Ozinga
Republican
109,608
34.5%
Jason M. Wallace
Green
22,635
7.1%
Total
317,895
District 12
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Jerry F. Costello
Democrat
212,891
71.4%
Timmy Jay Richardson, Jr.
Republican
74,382
24.9%
Rodger W. Jennings
Green
10,907
3.7%
Harold Wiegand
Write-in
1
0.0%
Total
298,181
District 13
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Judy Biggert
Republican
180,888
53.6%
Scott Harper
Democrat
147,430
43.6%
Steve Alesch
Green
9,402
2.8%
Theodore Knapp
Write-in
51
0.0%
Total
337,771
District 14
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Bill Foster
Democrat
185,404
57.7%
Jim Oberweis
Republican
135,653
42.3%
Total
321,057
District 15
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Timothy V. Johnson
Republican
187,121
64.2%
Steve Cox
Democrat
104,393
35.8%
Total
291,514
District 16
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Donald A. Manzullo
Republican
190,039
60.9%
Robert G. Abboud
Democrat
112,648
36.1%
Scott Summers
Green
9,533
3.1%
Total
312,220
District 17
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Phil Hare
Democrat
220,961
99.8%
Mark Edward Lioen
Write-in
517
0.2%
Total
221,478
District 18
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
Aaron Schock
Republican
182,589
58.9%
Colleen Callahan
Democrat
117,642
37.9%
Sheldon Schafer
Green
9,857
3.2%
Total
310,088
District 19
Candidate
Party
Votes
Share
John Shimkus
Republican
203,434
64.5%
Daniel Davis
Democrat
105,338
33.4%
Troy Dennis
Green
6,817
2.2%
Total
315,589
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2008 — Official source · Archived copy SHA-256 ca9fea3dc2259cee9ead5e92c78f577f1309b28e07428164121a40521d91c333
Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.