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2006Final results

2006 election for Illinois Representative District 8

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

La Shawn Ford (D) won with 83.6% of the vote, defeating Glenn L. Harris (R) by 71.8 points.

La Shawn FordDemocrat · winner
83.6%21,057
Glenn L. HarrisRepublican
11.8%2,975
4.6%1,157
25,189 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006

Races before and after

EvenD+74.81996D+62.02002D+67.12004D+71.82006D+51.02022D+50.42024

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The candidates