1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 1
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sonia Silva (D) won with 81.2% of the vote, defeating Theresa Garcia (R) by 62.3 points.
Sonia SilvaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.2%6,237
Theresa GarciaRepublican
18.8%1,447
7,684 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET