2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Michael J. Boland (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Lawrence L. Bruckner (R) by 27.8 points.
Michael J. BolandDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.9%30,951
Lawrence L. BrucknerRepublican
36.1%17,503
48,454 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