Illinois State Senate District 8

Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Ram Villivalam Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28

Vince RomanoRepublican

No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2022 general: Ram Villivalam (D) 100.0

Ram VillivalamDemocratic · Incumbent8 years since first win

Last election: Ram Villivalam (Democratic) was unopposed, 2022
On the 2026 ballot: 2 candidates

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Left column: RomanoRight column: Villivalam

Donor-based spectrum: LiberalCentristConservativeVillivalamNo published score for Romano
Races: None listed; Won 2 of 2
Years since first win: Not available; 8

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Candidates on the ballot

Ram VillivalamIncumbentDemocratic
Vince RomanoRepublican

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Source: elections.il.gov, dated Oct 28

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Official results for Illinois

History (17 elections for this seat)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2022, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRam VillivalamWon(incumbent)	Democratic	42,341100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2018, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticRam VillivalamWon	Democratic	50,071100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2016, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIra I. SilversteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	62,149100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2012, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIra I. SilversteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	54,39999.7%	99.7%
Tom Morris	Write-in	1720.3%	0.3%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2008, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIra I. SilversteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	55,691100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 71,531
Election day: November 2, 2004
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2004, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIra I. SilversteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	51,25671.7%	71.7%
RepublicanJoseph R. Hedrick	Republican	20,27528.3%	28.3%

Votes for listed candidates: 53,112
Election day: November 5, 2002
District map: Older district map (2002 to 2011)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 2002, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIra I. SilversteinWon(incumbent)	Democratic	36,81569.3%	69.3%
RepublicanJoseph R. Hedrick	Republican	16,29730.7%	30.7%

Votes for listed candidates: 46,120
Election day: November 3, 1998
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1998, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticIra I. SilversteinWon	Democratic	31,51768.3%	68.3%
RepublicanThomas E. Corcoran	Republican	14,60331.7%	31.7%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1994, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward W. CarrollWon(incumbent)	Democratic	32,416100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 71,918
Election day: November 3, 1992
District map: Older district map (1992 to 2001)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1992, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticHoward W. CarrollWon(incumbent)	Democratic	48,58167.5%	67.5%
RepublicanThomas H. Joseph	Republican	23,33732.5%	32.5%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1990, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPhilip J. RockWon(incumbent)	Democratic	37,282100.0%	100.0%

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1986, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPhilip J. RockWon(incumbent)	Democratic	42,520100.0%	100.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 67,970
Election day: November 2, 1982
District map: Older district map (1982 to 1991)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1982, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
DemocraticPhilip J. RockWon(incumbent)	Democratic	50,36274.1%	74.1%
RepublicanRedd F. Griffin	Republican	17,60625.9%	25.9%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 103,223
Election day: November 7, 1978
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1978, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. OzingaWon(incumbent)	Republican	68,07566.0%	66.0%
DemocraticAnthony Vacco	Democratic	35,14834.0%	34.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 83,800
Election day: November 2, 1976
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1976, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. OzingaWon(incumbent)	Republican	48,55057.9%	57.9%
DemocraticRobert E. Krolak	Democratic	35,25042.1%	42.1%

Votes for listed candidates: 81,551
Election day: November 7, 1972
District map: Older district map (1972 to 1981)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1972, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanFrank M. OzingaWon(incumbent)	Republican	53,76165.9%	65.9%
DemocraticJohn W. Ringhofer	Democratic	27,78634.1%	34.1%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	40.0%	0.0%

Votes for listed candidates: 67,470
Election day: November 3, 1970
District map: Older district map (1966 to 1971)

Illinois Senate District 8, 1970 to 2022, 1970, every candidate
Candidate	Party	Votes and share	Share
RepublicanJack E. WalkerWon	Republican	40,65760.3%	60.3%
DemocraticJohn E. Hamilton	Democratic	26,81139.7%	39.7%
Scattered write-ins	Write-in	20.0%	0.0%

1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source

Last contest in this district on file: 2022.

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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.

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