1988Final results

1988 election for Illinois Legislative District 58

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Ralph Dunn (R) won with 61.9% of the vote, defeating L. Gene Clark (D) by 23.9 points.

Ralph DunnRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.9%49,218
38.1%30,248
79,466 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

EvenD+22.11978D+13.01982R+5.41984R+23.91988R+3.51992R+0.21996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET