Elections were held in
Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...
on November 4, 2008.
Primaries were held February 5, 2008.
Election information
Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 40.89%, with 2,986,982 votes cast.
;Turnout by county
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General election
For the general election, turnout was 71.60%, with 5,577,509 votes cast.[
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Federal elections
United States President
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket
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of Barack Obama
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and Joe Biden.
This was the fifth consecutive presidential election in which Illinois had voted for the Democratic ticket.
United States Senate
Incumbent Democrat Dick Durbin was reelected to a third term.
United States House
All 19 of Illinois’ seats in the United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the Lower house, lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the United States Senate, Senate being ...
were up for election in 2008.
The Democratic Party flipped one Republican-held seat, making the composition of Illinois' House delegation 11 Democrats and 8 Republicans.
State elections
State Senate
One-third of the seats of the 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 adop ...
were up for election in 2008.
State House of Representatives
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives
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were up for election in 2008.
Judicial elections
Judicial elections were held.
Ballot measure
Illinois voters voted on a single ballot measure in 1998.[
This was the first time since the ]1998 Illinois elections
Elections were held in Illinois on Tuesday, November 3, 1998. Primary elections were held on March 17, 1998.
These elections saw Democrats make gains. The Democratic Party went from holding no statewide offices, to holding two.
Election inf ...
that a statewide ballot measure was presented to Illinois voters.[
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Proposed call for a Constitutional Convention
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failed.[ Article XIV of the ]Constitution of Illinois
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requires that Illinois voters be asked at least every 20 years if they desire a constitutional convention, thus this election was constitutionally required to be held.[Constitution of the State of Illinois]
Article 14 - Constitutional revisions
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Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes
References
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Illinois
Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolita ...