1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 117
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James F. Rea (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Robert L. Connell (R) by 30.0 points.
James F. ReaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.0%23,696
Robert L. ConnellRepublican
35.0%12,758
36,454 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