1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 43
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Lawrence M. Walsh (D) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Arlene Albert (R) by 27.7 points.
Lawrence M. WalshDemocrat · winner
63.9%34,002
Arlene AlbertRepublican
36.1%19,248
53,250 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