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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 6

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Shirley M. Jones (D) won with 85.2% of the vote, defeating Donald R. Oder (R) by 70.3 points.

Shirley M. JonesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
85.2%19,183
Donald R. OderRepublican
14.8%3,344
22,527 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+30.41988D+49.31990D+80.21996D+70.31998D+73.22022D+64.72024

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