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2006 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2006 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Melissa L. Bean won the 2006 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Melissa L. Bean received 93,355 popular votes (50.9%). The main challenger was David McSweeney (44.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Bean and McSweeney

Bean +6.9 pts · won by 12,635 votes
Melissa L. BeanDemocraticWINNER50.9%
93,355 votes
David McSweeneyRepublican44.01%
80,720 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 5.1% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.