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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 55

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Rosemary Mulligan (R) won with 59.0% of the vote, defeating Thomas P. Cahill (D) by 18.0 points.

Rosemary MulliganRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.0%14,380
41.0%9,987
24,367 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+12.41990R+28.31992R+13.31996R+18.01998R+4.02000R+37.92002

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