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2008 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election?

John M. Shimkus won the 2008 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election. John M. Shimkus received 203,434 popular votes (64.46%). The main challenger was Danny K. Davis (33.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Shimkus and Davis

Shimkus +31.1 pts · won by 98,096 votes
John M. ShimkusRepublicanWINNER64.46%
203,434 votes
Danny K. DavisDemocratic33.38%
105,338 votes
Troy DennisGreen2.16%
6,817 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.