Elections / 1998 · Senate · IL
Illinois — 1998 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic1998 · U.S. SenateIllinois · U.S. SenatePeter G. FitzgeraldR+2.9
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1998 Senate returns.
- Peter G. Fitzgerald✓Republican1,709,04150.3%
- Carol Moseley-Braun(i)Democrat1,610,49647.4%
- Don A. TorgersenReform74,7042.2%
- Raymond W. StalkerU.S. Taxpayers2800.0%
presidential baselinePresident 1996D+17.5Senate 1998R+2.9vs. baselineR+20.4
Illinois's 1998 Senate race ran 20.4 points more Republican than its 1996 presidential margin.
Illinois's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | −7.9% |
| 1980 | +13.5% |
| 1984 | +1.9% |
| 1986 | +31.4% |
| 1990 | +30.1% |
| 1992 | +10.2% |
| 1996 | +15.4% |
| 1998 | −2.9% |
| 2002 | +22.3% |
| 2004 | +42.9% |
| 2008 | +39.3% |
| 2010 | −1.6% |
| 2014 | +10.9% |
| 2016 | +15.1% |
| 2020 | +16.1% |
| 2022 | +15.3% |
Same ballot, 1998IL
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 1998 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.