1990Final results
1990 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Nancy Beasley (R) by 12.0 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.1%34,617
Nancy BeasleyRepublican
43.2%27,106
Write-ins and other votesOther party
1.7%1,053
62,776 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET