1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois's 20th District
U.S. House · Illinois
John Shimkus (R) won with 61.3% of the vote, defeating Rick Verticchio (D) by 22.6 points.
John ShimkusRepublican · winner
61.3%121,103
Rick VerticchioDemocrat
38.7%76,475
197,578 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Rick VerticchioJohn Shimkus
$254.8K
Raised by the campaign
$874.4K
$250.3K
Spent by the campaign
$677K
$691
Cash on hand
$204.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998