2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 26
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Dan Duffy (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Bill Gentes (D) by 24.2 points.
Dan DuffyRepublican · winner
62.1%68,463
Bill GentesDemocrat
37.9%41,740
110,203 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