2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 59
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Kathleen A. Ryg (D) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Dan Sugrue (R) by 27.4 points.
Kathleen A. RygDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.7%27,269
Dan SugrueRepublican
36.3%15,549
42,818 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