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2008 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election

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Who won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election?

Janice D. Schakowsky won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 9 Election. Janice D. Schakowsky received 181,948 popular votes (74.66%). The main challenger was Michael Benjamin Younan (21.99%).

See the full head-to-head between Schakowsky and Younan

Schakowsky +52.7 pts · won by 128,355 votes
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocraticWINNER74.66%
181,948 votes
Michael Benjamin YounanRepublican21.99%
53,593 votes
Morris ShanfieldGreen3.34%
8,140 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.