1996Final results

1996 election for Illinois Legislative District 58

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

David S. Luechtefeld (R) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Barb Brown (D) by 0.2 points.

David S. LuechtefeldRepublican · winner
50.1%40,689
Barb BrownDemocrat
49.9%40,562
81,251 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

EvenR+5.41984R+23.91988R+3.51992R+0.21996R+9.11998R+25.12002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET