2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 18
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Edward D. Maloney (D) won with 99.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Shelstrom (Oth) by 99.8 points.
Edward D. MaloneyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
99.9%75,229
Bob ShelstromOther party
0.1%58
75,287 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