2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 74.7% of the vote, defeating Michael Benjamin Younan (R) by 52.7 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
74.7%181,948
Michael Benjamin YounanRepublican
22.0%53,593
Morris ShanfieldGreen
3.3%8,140
243,694 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.
Janice D. SchakowskyMichael Benjamin Younan
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$13.7K
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$6.7K
$373.7K
Cash on hand
$7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2008.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2008
The candidates
Janice D. Schakowsky (D)Michael Benjamin Younan (R)
Also on the ballot: Morris Shanfield (Green), 3.3%