2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 9
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (D) won with 70.9% of the vote, defeating Brendan Appel (R) by 41.8 points.
Jeffrey M. SchoenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.9%70,746
Brendan AppelRepublican
29.1%29,036
99,782 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