1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 44
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John W. Maitland Jr. (R) won with 99.5% of the vote, defeating Denna Belz (Ind) by 99.0 points.
John W. Maitland Jr.Republican · winner · incumbent
99.5%48,922
Denna BelzIndependent
0.5%235
49,157 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