2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sidney Mathias (R) won with 52.5% of the vote, defeating Carol Javens (D) by 7.7 points.
Sidney MathiasRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.5%24,132
Carol JavensDemocrat
44.8%20,587
Rob ShermanGreen
2.7%1,264
45,983 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