1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 5
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Rickey R. Hendon (D) won with 94.7% of the vote, defeating Erma Kohn (R) by 89.5 points.
Rickey R. HendonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
94.7%38,121
Erma KohnRepublican
5.3%2,120
40,241 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