2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Matt Murphy (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Gutzmer (D) by 16.8 points.
Matt MurphyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%52,202
Peter GutzmerDemocrat
41.6%37,220
89,422 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