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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Representative District 118

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Brandon W. Phelps (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Scott Doody (R) by 42.7 points.

Brandon W. PhelpsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%32,724
Scott DoodyRepublican
28.6%13,131
45,855 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2008

Races before and after

EvenD+11.42000D+25.62002D+31.02006D+42.72008D+16.82016R+12.92018

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET