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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 70

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

David A. Wirsing (R) won with 99.7% of the vote, defeating Curtis Richardson (Ind) by 99.4 points.

David A. WirsingRepublican · winner · incumbent
99.7%21,273
0.3%68
21,341 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+43.41994R+14.32004R+20.82006R+3.42018R+15.32020R+19.62024

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