2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois's 19th District
U.S. House · Illinois
John Shimkus (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Danny K. Davis (D) by 31.1 points.
John ShimkusRepublican · winner
64.5%203,434
Danny K. DavisDemocrat
33.4%105,338
Troy DennisGreen
2.2%6,817
315,589 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.
Danny K. DavisJohn Shimkus
$69.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.3M
$68K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$1.3K
Cash on hand
$1.1M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008