1998Final results
1998 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank Watson (R) won with 69.3% of the vote, defeating Kristi Vetri (D) by 38.6 points.
Frank WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.3%43,477
Kristi VetriDemocrat
30.7%19,278
62,755 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