1986Final results
1986 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 51.6% of the vote, defeating Thomas C. Setchell (R) by 3.3 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.6%29,984
Thomas C. SetchellRepublican
48.4%28,076
58,060 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 1986
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET