1992Final results
1992 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating J. Frederick Baker (R) by 17.0 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.5%51,661
J. Frederick BakerRepublican
41.5%36,667
88,328 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET