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1998Final results

1998 election for Illinois Representative District 73

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Gerald L. Mitchell (R) won with 63.1% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Prenevost (D) by 26.2 points.

Gerald L. MitchellRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.1%18,588
36.9%10,877
29,465 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+35.51988D+0.91992R+1.01994R+2.61996R+26.21998R+25.92026

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