1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 49
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carole Pankau (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Robert Banks (D) by 34.1 points.
Carole PankauRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%13,272
Robert BanksDemocrat
33.0%6,524
19,796 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