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1998 Illinois U.S. Senate Election

Illinois · 4 candidates · See every 1998 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1998 Illinois U.S. Senate Election?

Peter G. Fitzgerald won the 1998 Illinois U.S. Senate Election. Peter G. Fitzgerald received 1,709,041 popular votes (50.35%). The main challenger was Carol Moseley-Braun (47.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Fitzgerald and Moseley-Braun

Fitzgerald +2.9 pts · won by 98,545 votes
Peter G. FitzgeraldRepublicanWINNER50.35%
1,709,041 votes
Carol Moseley-BraunDemocratic47.44%
1,610,496 votes
Don A. TorgersenReform2.2%
74,704 votes
Raymond W. StalkerU.s. Taxpayers0.01%
280 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.