1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Judith A. Myers (R) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Don Roesch (D) by 42.7 points.
Judith A. MyersRepublican · winner
71.4%42,543
Don RoeschDemocrat
28.6%17,078
59,621 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