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1992Final results

1992 election for Illinois Legislative District 18

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Patrick J. Omalley (R) won with 58.0% of the vote, defeating John J. McNamara (D) by 16.0 points.

Patrick J. OmalleyRepublican · winner
58.0%50,303
42.0%36,391
86,694 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenD+39.81980D+82.61986D+69.71988R+16.01992D+18.51996R+14.42000

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