1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 42
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Timothy L. Schmitz (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Juan R. Thomas (D) by 13.3 points.
Timothy L. SchmitzRepublican · winner
56.7%17,053
Juan R. ThomasDemocrat
43.3%13,038
30,091 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET