Second State Senate Election, 1998
In the March 17, 1998 primary election, Obama, running unopposed on the ballot, received 16,792 votes in winning the Democratic nomination for state Senator for the 13th District, and Yesse B. Yehudah, also running unopposed on the ballot, received 401 votes in winning the Republican nomination.
- Yesse Ben Yehudah of South Shore was the 50-year-old founder and executive director of F.O.R.U.M (Fulfilling Our Responsibilities Unto Mankind).
In October 1998, the Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Sun-Times again both endorsed Obama for state Senate.
In the November 3, 1998 general election, Democratic Party candidate Obama was re-elected to a four-year term as state Senator for the 13th District with 45,486 votes (89.17%); Republican Party candidate Yesse Yehudah received 5,526 (10.83%).
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