1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Larry K. Bomke (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Gwen Montgomery (D) by 44.2 points.
Larry K. BomkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.1%58,272
Gwen MontgomeryDemocrat
27.9%22,563
80,835 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