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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 50

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Larry K. Bomke (R) won with 77.7% of the vote, defeating John Devine (D) by 55.5 points.

Larry K. BomkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
77.7%82,011
John DevineDemocrat
22.3%23,474
105,485 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+30.71992R+45.61994R+5.31996 specialR+44.21998R+41.72002R+55.52008

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