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      Home/Elections/1982/US House/Illinois
      1982·U.S. House·Illinois

      Illinois U.S. House

      22 districtsD 12R 10
      22 districts|D won 12|R won 10|Closest: IL-20
      District ▲WinnerPartyVotes%Margin
      IL-01
      Harold WashingtonDEM
      DEM177,46297.3%
      D+94.6
      IL-02
      Gus SavageDEM
      DEM161,79487.0%
      D+74.3
      IL-03
      Martin A RussoDEM
      DEM185,65974.0%
      D+48.0
      IL-04
      George M O'BrienREP
      REP146,17254.6%
      R+9.3
      IL-05
      William O LipinskiDEM
      DEM146,32275.4%
      D+50.8
      IL-06
      Henry J HydeREP
      REP143,16868.4%
      R+36.8
      IL-07
      Cardiss CollinsDEM
      DEM154,97486.5%
      D+72.9
      IL-08
      Daniel D RostenkowskiDEM
      DEM148,98583.4%
      D+66.9
      IL-09
      Sidney R YatesDEM
      DEM171,52966.5%
      D+34.5
      IL-10
      John Edward PorterREP
      REP153,86859.0%
      R+18.0
      IL-11
      Frank AnnunzioDEM
      DEM185,72272.6%
      D+45.1
      IL-12
      Philip M CraneREP
      REP130,70166.2%
      R+35.5
      IL-13
      John N ErlenbornREP
      REP162,53069.8%
      R+39.6
      IL-14
      Tom CorcoranREP
      REP152,18064.6%
      R+29.1
      IL-15
      Edward R MadiganREP
      REP158,34466.3%
      R+32.7
      IL-16
      Lynn Morley MartinREP
      REP156,28757.2%
      R+14.4
      IL-17
      Lane EvamsDEM
      DEM178,88752.8%
      D+5.7
      IL-18
      Robert H MichelREP
      REP188,69451.6%
      R+3.3
      IL-19
      Daniel B CraneREP
      REP182,06452.1%
      R+4.2
      IL-20
      Richard J DurbinDEM
      DEM200,10950.4%
      D+0.7
      IL-21
      Melvin PriceDEM
      DEM140,60863.6%
      D+30.4
      IL-22
      Paul SimonDEM
      DEM186,97266.2%
      D+32.3
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