1984Final results
1984 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank Watson (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating David Vaught (D) by 27.4 points.
Frank WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%52,006
David VaughtDemocrat
36.3%29,646
81,653 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 1984
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET