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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 13

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Ralph C. Capparelli (D) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Joseph S. Zukowski (R) by 30.3 points.

Ralph C. CapparelliDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.2%26,659
34.8%14,256
40,915 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+12.51976D+42.01978D+37.41980D+30.31982D+14.21984D+27.71986

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