2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Gary Forby (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Ken W. Burzynski (R) by 2.9 points.
Gary ForbyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.5%49,552
Ken W. BurzynskiRepublican
48.5%46,727
96,279 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