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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 23

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Carole Pankau (R) won with 99.9% of the vote, defeating Kevin Allen (Oth) by 99.8 points.

Carole PankauRepublican · winner · incumbent
99.9%61,795
Kevin AllenOther party
0.1%58
61,853 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+25.51990R+26.91992R+38.41994R+38.41998D+2.42012D+1.42016

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