1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Representative District 79
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Michael Giglio (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Gary A. Genovese (R) by 35.0 points.
Michael GiglioDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.5%18,945
Gary A. GenoveseRepublican
32.5%9,117
28,062 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