1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 115
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Ralph Dunn (R) won with 63.0% of the vote, defeating James S. Mathis (D) by 26.0 points.
Ralph DunnRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.0%22,226
James S. MathisDemocrat
37.0%13,067
35,293 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET