1998 Senate elections · Illinois history
Illinois U.S. Senate election 1998
Peter G. Fitzgerald REP +2.9 gain · Class III seat · held 11/3/98
- Votes counted
- 3,394,521
- Margin
- 2.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticchanged party
General election 11/3/98
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Peter G. Fitzgerald Won | REP | 1,709,041 | 50.35% | |
| Carol Moseley-Braun | DEM | 1,610,496 | 47.44% | |
| Don A. Torgersen | REF | 74,704 | 2.20% | |
| Bud Stalker | UST | 280 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 3,394,521 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Illinois Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.3 |
| 2020 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 16.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Tammy Duckworth | 15.1 |
| 2014 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 10.9 |
| 2010 | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2010 special | Class III | Mark Kirk | 1.6 |
| 2008 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 39.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barack Obama | 42.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 22.3 |
| 1998 | Class III | Peter G. Fitzgerald | 2.9 |
| 1996 | Class II | Richard J. Durbin | 15.4 |
| 1992 | Class III | Carol Moseley-Braun | 10.2 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 1998 Illinois Senate race?
Peter G. Fitzgerald (REP) won with 50.3% of the vote, ahead of Carol Moseley-Braun (47.4%), a margin of 2.9 points.
Did the Illinois Senate seat change party in 1998?
Yes. It moved from the Democratic Party to the Republican Party.
How many votes were cast in the 1998 Illinois Senate race?
3,394,521 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.