2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Representative District 44
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Fred Crespo (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Margaret M. Brothman (R) by 36.7 points.
Fred CrespoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%22,323
Margaret M. BrothmanRepublican
31.7%10,344
32,667 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