Election History
| 2008 General Election Results – Illinois’s 47th Senate District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | John M Sullivan | 77,597 | 100% | |
| Democratic hold | ||||
| 2002 General Election Results – Illinois’s 47th Senate District | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | John Sullivan | 40,403 | 51.5% | |
| Republican | Laura Kent Donahue (incumbent) | 38,009 | 48.5% | |
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
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