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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 58

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jeffrey M. Schoenberg (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Walsh (R) by 23.9 points.

Jeffrey M. SchoenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%23,340
Joe WalshRepublican
38.0%14,324
37,664 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

EvenD+13.21992D+19.51994D+18.81996D+23.91998D+23.72002D+31.52004

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