2008Final resultsSpecial election
2008 special election for Illinois Legislative District 7
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Heather A. Steans (D) won with 80.8% of the vote, defeating Tom Durkin (Grn) by 61.6 points.
Heather A. SteansDemocrat · winner
80.8%55,457
Tom DurkinGreen
19.2%13,190
68,647 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