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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 54

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

John O. Jones (R) won with 70.1% of the vote, defeating Henry S. Kijonka (D) by 40.1 points.

John O. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.1%63,944
29.9%27,337
91,281 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

EvenD+26.01996R+7.22002R+30.32006R+40.12008R+24.32012R+40.02018

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