2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois's 4th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Luis V. Gutiérrez (D) won with 80.6% of the vote, defeating Daniel Cunningham (R) by 69.1 points.
Luis V. GutiérrezDemocrat · winner
80.6%112,529
Daniel CunninghamRepublican
11.5%16,024
Omar N. LopezGreen
7.9%11,053
139,606 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.
Luis V. GutiérrezNo Republican
$323.5K
Raised by the campaign
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$188.4K
Spent by the campaign
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$259.5K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008