2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Gary G. Dahl (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating Steve Stout (D) by 23.8 points.
Gary G. DahlRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%62,790
Steve StoutDemocrat
38.1%38,687
101,477 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