1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 27
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Harry Yourell (D) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Herbert Huskey (R) by 12.1 points.
Harry YourellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.1%16,158
Herbert HuskeyRepublican · incumbent
43.9%12,662
28,820 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