1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank Watson (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating David Ahola (D) by 35.7 points.
Frank WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%52,823
David AholaDemocrat
32.2%25,041
77,864 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