1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 16
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Donne E. Trotter (D) won with 90.5% of the vote, defeating James Gutierrez (R) by 81.0 points.
Donne E. TrotterDemocrat · winner · incumbent
90.5%54,622
James GutierrezRepublican
9.5%5,732
60,354 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