1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 3
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Lee Preston (D) won with 78.1% of the vote, defeating Charles O. Nelson (R) by 56.1 points.
Lee PrestonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
78.1%23,518
Charles O. NelsonRepublican
21.9%6,603
30,130 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