1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 59
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Susan Garrett (D) won with 54.1% of the vote, defeating Christopher Stride (R) by 8.2 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Susan GarrettDemocrat · winner
54.1%10,328
Christopher StrideRepublican
45.9%8,766
19,094 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