1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 17
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Ozie Hutchins (D) won with 78.2% of the vote, defeating Arthur L. Turner (Oth) by 56.4 points.
Ozie HutchinsDemocrat · winner
78.2%19,783
Arthur L. TurnerOther party · incumbent
21.8%5,516
25,306 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