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2008 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bobby L. Rush won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Bobby L. Rush received 233,036 popular votes (85.87%). The main challenger was Antoine Members (14.13%).

See the full head-to-head between Rush and Members

Rush +71.7 pts · won by 194,675 votes
Bobby L. RushDemocraticWINNER85.87%
233,036 votes
Antoine MembersRepublican14.13%
38,361 votes
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.