1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 18
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick J. Omalley (D) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Dennis Kibby (R) by 18.5 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Patrick J. OmalleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.3%42,933
Dennis KibbyRepublican
40.7%29,498
72,431 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