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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 36

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James D. Brosnahan (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating John P. McCauley (R) by 33.9 points.

James D. BrosnahanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.9%18,421
33.1%9,101
27,522 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

EvenR+11.61992R+22.51994D+12.21996D+33.91998D+44.22000D+55.22004

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