2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
2010 election for Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Joe Walsh (R) won with 48.5% of the vote, defeating Melissa Bean (D) by 0.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Joe WalshRepublican · winner
48.5%98,115
Melissa BeanDemocrat
48.3%97,825
Bill ScheurerGreen
3.2%6,495
202,435 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2010
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Melissa BeanJoe Walsh
$2.3M
Raised by the campaign
$646.8K
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$624.9K
$25.2K
Cash on hand
$21.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2010.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2010