1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsSpecial election
1998 special election for Illinois Legislative District 51
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
N. Duane Noland (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Kevin Kehoe (D) by 23.1 points, flipping a seat Democrats held.
N. Duane NolandRepublican · winner
61.6%41,643
Kevin KehoeDemocrat
38.4%25,992
67,635 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 1998
Races before and after
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)