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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 116

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Dan Reitz (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Bruce W. Brown (R) by 11.8 points.

Dan ReitzDemocrat · winner
55.9%20,335
Bruce W. BrownRepublican
44.1%16,053
36,388 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

EvenD+23.21992D+25.41994D+38.31996D+11.81998D+21.22000D+12.42010

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