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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 103

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Helen F. Satterthwaite (D) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Virgil C. Wikoff (R) by 21.8 points.

Helen F. SatterthwaiteDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.9%16,708
Virgil C. WikoffRepublican · incumbent
39.1%10,727
27,435 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

EvenD+22.41986D+25.91990D+0.11992R+6.91994R+3.71996R+17.21998

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