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Illinois Senate Elections, 2008
The Illinois State Senate Election of 2008 determined, along with 19 senators not up for re-election, the membership of the 96th Illinois State Senate. The Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party retained its majority. Overview Individual Results The following are results by individual districts. 2nd District 3rd District 5th District 6th District 7th District 8th District 9th District 11th District 12th District 14th District 15th District 17th District 18th District 20th District 21st District 23rd District 24th District 26th District 27th District 29th District 30th District 32nd District 33rd District 35th District 36th District 38th District 39th District 41st District 42nd district 44th District 45th District 47th District 48th District 50th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illinois Senate
The Illinois Senate is the Upper house, upper chamber of the Illinois General Assembly, the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state, State of Illinois in the United States. The body was created by the first state constitution adopted in 1818. Under the Constitution of Illinois, Illinois Constitution of 1970, the Illinois Senate is made up of 59 State senator, senators elected from individual legislative districts determined by population and redistricted every 10 years; based on the 2020 U.S. census each senator represents approximately 213,347 people. Senators are divided into three groups, each group having a two-year term at a different part of the decade between censuses, with the rest of the decade being taken up by two four-year terms. This ensures that the Senate reflects changes made when the General Assembly redistricts itself after each census. Usually, depending on the election year, roughly one-third or two-thirds of Senate seats are contested. On rar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |