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1998 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bobby L. Rush won the 1998 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Bobby L. Rush received 151,890 popular votes (87.11%). The main challenger was Marlene White Ahimaz (10.57%).

See the full head-to-head between Rush and Ahimaz

Rush +76.5 pts · won by 133,461 votes
Bobby L. RushDemocraticWINNER87.11%
151,890 votes
Marlene White AhimazRepublican10.57%
18,429 votes
Marjorie KohlsLibertarian2.32%
4,046 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.