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2008Final results

2008 election for Illinois Representative District 65

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Rosemary Mulligan (R) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Aurora Austriaco (D) by 9.2 points.

Rosemary MulliganRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.6%21,410
45.4%17,816
39,226 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

EvenR+21.32002R+31.92004R+9.22008R+35.32010R+4.32018R+3.72020

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET