1988Final results
1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank Watson (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Wilma R. Pidgeon (D) by 28.1 points.
Frank WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.0%50,841
Wilma R. PidgeonDemocrat
36.0%28,561
79,402 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET