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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Representative District 29

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

David E. Miller (D) won with 87.1% of the vote, defeating James Buiter (R) by 74.2 points.

David E. MillerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.1%38,031
James BuiterRepublican
12.9%5,631
43,662 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+82.11996D+77.21998D+51.92002D+71.22006D+74.22008D+39.02022

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