2008Final results
2008 election for Illinois Legislative District 45
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Tim Bivins (R) won with 63.2% of the vote, defeating Marty Mulcahey (D) by 26.4 points.
Tim BivinsRepublican · winner
63.2%61,310
Marty MulcaheyDemocrat
36.8%35,728
97,038 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