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2008 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Melissa L. Bean won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Melissa L. Bean received 179,444 popular votes (60.72%). The main challenger was Steve Greenberg (39.28%).

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

Bean +21.4 pts · won by 63,363 votes
Melissa L. BeanDemocraticWINNER60.72%
179,444 votes
Steve GreenbergRepublican39.28%
116,081 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.