2008Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 85
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Emily Klunkmcasey (D) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Brent Hassert (R) by 17.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Emily KlunkmcaseyDemocrat · winner
58.7%30,683
Brent HassertRepublican · incumbent
41.3%21,630
52,313 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