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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 28

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James F. Keane (D) won with 68.3% of the vote, defeating Maureen Murphy (R) by 36.6 points.

James F. KeaneDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.3%27,225
Maureen MurphyRepublican
31.7%12,623
39,848 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+48.81976D+48.81978D+60.21980D+36.61982D+25.01984D+46.31986

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