1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 43
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
William A. Oconnor (R) won with 52.6% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Kuchler (D) by 5.2 points.
William A. OconnorRepublican · winner
52.6%13,476
Mark A. KuchlerDemocrat
47.4%12,136
25,612 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