2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 43
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Keith Farnham (D) won with 49.0% of the vote, defeating Ruth Munson (R) by 1.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Keith FarnhamDemocrat · winner
49.0%13,038
Ruth MunsonRepublican · incumbent
47.9%12,743
Dane WillmanGreen
3.1%814
26,595 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET