2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois's 16th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Donald A. Manzullo (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Robert G. Abboud (D) by 24.8 points.
Donald A. ManzulloRepublican · winner
60.9%190,039
Robert G. AbboudDemocrat
36.1%112,648
Scott SummersGreen
3.1%9,533
312,220 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
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.
Robert G. AbboudDonald A. Manzullo
$516K
Raised by the campaign
$1.4M
$501.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.3M
$14.7K
Cash on hand
$182.7K
Other candidates' campaigns: Scott Summers $6.5K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008