2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 49
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Timothy L. Schmitz (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Rachel Shattuck (D) by 14.2 points.
Timothy L. SchmitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%37,287
Rachel ShattuckDemocrat
42.9%27,992
65,279 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