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1980Final results

1980 election for Illinois Representative District 32

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Betty Lou Reed (R), Donald E. Deuster (R), Daniel M. Pierce (D) won.

3 seats
Betty Lou ReedRepublican · winner · incumbent
35.0%99,229
Donald E. DeusterRepublican · winner · incumbent
29.1%82,468
Daniel M. PierceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
22.9%64,848
Joe ReichDemocrat
13.1%37,134
283,686 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1980

Races before and after

EvenR+28.01976R+32.91978R+37.91980D+94.41982D+91.91986D+91.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET