1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 4
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Kimberly Lightford (D) won with 87.2% of the vote, defeating Randal G. Birkey (R) by 74.5 points.
Kimberly LightfordDemocrat · winner
87.2%46,306
Randal G. BirkeyRepublican
12.8%6,774
53,080 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