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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Representative District 96

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Darlene Senger (R) won with 48.8% of the vote, defeating Dianne A. McGuire (D) by 1.2 points.

Darlene SengerRepublican · winner
48.8%25,175
47.6%24,534
3.6%1,835
51,544 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

EvenR+57.51994R+51.61996R+39.72002R+1.22008R+29.12010D+24.12012

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

The candidates