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      Home/Elections/1986/US House/Illinois/IL-08
      1986·US House·Illinois·District profile →

      Illinois District 8 US House

      Winner
      DEM
      Daniel D Rostenkowski
      78.7%82,873 votes
      Runner-up
      REP
      Thomas J Defazio
      21.3%22,383 votes
      Margin
      D+57.5
      105,256 total votes
      2 candidates105,256 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Daniel D RostenkowskiDEM✓
      		DEM82,87378.7%
      Thomas J DefazioREP
      		REP22,38321.3%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)D+7.0
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+8.4
      Even20082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202452.8%45.9%D+7.0307,993
      202056.8%41.4%D+15.4333,628
      201654.6%38.9%D+15.7290,368
      201254.8%45.2%D+9.6254,625
      200858.5%40.0%D+18.5273,118

      Seat History

      US House in Illinois

      2024
      Raja KrishnamoorthiDEM
      D+14.1
      2022
      Raja KrishnamoorthiDEM
      D+13.8
      Redistricted
      2020
      Raja KrishnamoorthiDEM
      D+73.2
      2018
      Raja KrishnamoorthiDEM
      D+31.9
      2016
      Raja KrishnamoorthiDEM
      D+16.6
      2014
      Tammy DuckworthDEM
      D+11.4
      2012
      Tammy DuckworthDEM
      D+9.5
      Redistricted
      2010
      Joe WalshREP
      R+0.1
      2008
      Melissa L BeanDEM
      D+21.4
      2006
      Melissa L BeanDEM
      D+6.9
      2004
      Melissa L BeanDEM
      D+3.4
      2002
      Philip M CraneREP
      R+14.9
      Redistricted
      2000
      Philip M CraneREP
      R+22.0
      1998
      Philip M CraneREP
      R+37.3
      1996
      Philip M CraneREP
      R+26.1
      View all US House history for Illinois →

      Candidates

      Daniel D RostenkowskiDEM
      Record9W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1976-1994
      US House
      Full profile →
      Thomas J DefazioREP
      Record0W-1L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1986-1986
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Illinois, 1986

      US Senate1 contest →Governor1 contest →
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