1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 28
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Martin J. Butler (R) won with 60.0% of the vote, defeating Laura Murphy (D) by 20.0 points.
Martin J. ButlerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.0%32,977
Laura MurphyDemocrat
40.0%21,984
54,961 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