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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 17

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Carol Ronen (D) won with 86.4% of the vote, defeating Fannie Kazi Taylor (R) by 72.8 points.

Carol RonenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
86.4%16,034
13.6%2,529
18,563 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+61.21990D+62.01992D+67.61996D+72.81998D+73.52000R+1.82002

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