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1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 36

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Howard B. Brookins (D) won with 77.2% of the vote, defeating Monica Faith Stewart (Oth) by 54.4 points.

Howard B. BrookinsDemocrat · winner
77.2%28,875
Monica Faith StewartOther party · incumbent
22.8%8,523
37,398 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+2.91976R+7.91978R+8.71980D+94.91986D+96.21988R+11.61992

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