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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 38

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Renee Kosel (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Scott Pyles (D) by 24.2 points.

Renee KoselRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%23,674
Scott PylesDemocrat
37.9%14,462
38,136 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+16.11992R+10.31994R+2.01996R+24.21998R+0.22000D+61.92002

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