2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois's 3rd District
U.S. House · Illinois
Daniel Lipinski (D) won with 73.3% of the vote, defeating Michael Hawkins (R) by 51.9 points.
Daniel LipinskiDemocrat · winner
73.3%172,581
Michael HawkinsRepublican
21.4%50,336
Jerome PohlenGreen
5.4%12,607
235,524 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.
Daniel LipinskiNo Republican
$707.8K
Raised by the campaign
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$553K
Spent by the campaign
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$258.7K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Jerome Pohlen $7.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008