1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 13
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Barack Obama (D) won with 82.2% of the vote, defeating David Whitehead (Oth) by 69.5 points.
Barack ObamaDemocrat · winner
82.2%48,592
David WhiteheadOther party
12.6%7,461
Rosette Caldwell PeytonRepublican
5.2%3,091
59,144 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET