1994Final results
1994 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Studzinski (R) by 0.6 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%31,917
Robert W. StudzinskiRepublican
49.7%31,524
63,441 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 1994
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET