1998Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1998 election for U.S. Senate in Illinois
U.S. Senate · Illinois
Peter Fitzgerald (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Carol Moseley Braun (D) by 2.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Peter FitzgeraldRepublican · winner
50.3%1,709,041
Carol Moseley BraunDemocrat
47.4%1,610,496
Don A. TorgersenReform
2.2%74,704
Raymond W. StalkerConstitution
0.0%280
3,394,521 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1998
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Carol Moseley BraunPeter Fitzgerald
$7.2M
Raised by the campaign
$17.9M
$7.1M
Spent by the campaign
$17.7M
$45.6K
Cash on hand
$220.2K
Other candidates' campaigns: Don A. Torgersen $13.8K · Raymond W. Stalker $8.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 1998.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 1998
The candidates
Peter Fitzgerald (R)Carol Moseley Braun (D)
Also on the ballot: Don A. Torgersen (Reform), 2.2%; Raymond W. Stalker (Constitution), 0.0%