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2008 election for Illinois's 11th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Deborah Halvorson (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Marty Ozinga (R) by 23.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Deborah HalvorsonDemocrat · winner
58.4%185,652
Marty OzingaRepublican
34.5%109,608
7.1%22,635
317,895 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenR+28.62002R+17.32004R+10.22006D+23.92008R+14.72010D+17.12012

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET

Money in this race

Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.

Deborah HalvorsonMarty Ozinga
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$2M
$2.3M
Spent by the campaign
$2M
$50.6K
Cash on hand
$0

Other candidates' campaigns: Jason M. Wallace $7.1K.

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008