1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Robert W. Studzinski (R) by 6.0 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.0%35,663
Robert W. StudzinskiRepublican
47.0%31,603
67,266 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