2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 81
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Renee Kosel (R) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Rich Kelly (D) by 27.1 points.
Renee KoselRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.6%42,218
Rich KellyDemocrat
36.4%24,206
66,424 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