2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 56
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Paul Froehlich (D) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Anita Fortescott (R) by 15.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Paul FroehlichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.7%23,790
Anita FortescottRepublican
42.3%17,411
41,201 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