1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 118
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Robert C. Winchester (R) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Ralph Colbert (D) by 0.6 points.
Robert C. WinchesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
50.3%20,759
Ralph ColbertDemocrat
49.7%20,528
41,287 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