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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 118

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James D. Fowler (D) won with 50.7% of the vote, defeating Jack Hill (R) by 1.3 points.

James D. FowlerDemocrat · winner
50.7%20,058
Jack HillRepublican
49.3%19,529
39,587 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+34.21992D+21.21994D+10.01996D+1.31998D+11.42000D+25.62002

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