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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 1

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Alan J. Greiman (D) won with 74.9% of the vote, defeating John Bill Handzel Sr. (R) by 49.7 points.

Alan J. GreimanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.9%26,285
25.1%8,822
35,107 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 1982

Races before and after

EvenR+37.81976R+36.21978R+28.91980D+49.71982D+25.81984D+32.81986

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