1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 40
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Debbie Defranceshalvorson (D) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Flora L. Ciarlo (R) by 31.3 points.
Debbie DefranceshalvorsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.7%36,339
Flora L. CiarloRepublican
34.3%18,993
55,332 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