1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 16
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Lawrence Diprima (D) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Elmer W. Conti (R) by 9.0 points.
Lawrence DiprimaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
54.5%21,511
Elmer W. ContiRepublican · incumbent
45.5%17,970
39,488 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