1998Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 63
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Jack D. Franks (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Brown (R) by 0.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jack D. FranksDemocrat · winner
50.2%15,575
Michael J. BrownRepublican
49.8%15,437
31,012 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