1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 22
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Thomas E. Walsh (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating Brian Bailey (D) by 25.2 points.
Thomas E. WalshRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%33,771
Brian BaileyDemocrat
37.4%20,175
53,946 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