1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 23
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James Philip (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Rita Gonzalez (D) by 38.4 points.
James PhilipRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%31,347
Rita GonzalezDemocrat
30.8%13,961
45,308 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