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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Representative District 58

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Karen May (D) won with 68.0% of the vote, defeating Timothy A. Stratton (R) by 36.0 points.

Karen MayDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.0%37,324
32.0%17,550
54,874 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+23.72002D+31.52004D+38.72006D+36.02008D+13.82010D+11.82012

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