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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 38

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Jane M. Barnes (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating William Llewellyn Schmidt (D) by 20.6 points.

Jane M. BarnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%18,354
39.7%12,093
30,449 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

EvenR+14.31976R+28.61978R+19.21980R+20.61982R+55.01986R+39.21988

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