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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 16

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Louis I. Lang (D) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Kalim Khan (R) by 63.8 points.

Louis I. LangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
81.9%17,575
Kalim KhanRepublican
18.1%3,885
21,460 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+12.71990D+48.21992D+45.61994D+63.81998D+53.02002D+54.72004

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