1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 40
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gene L. Hoffman (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Truman Kirkpatrick (D) by 32.3 points.
Gene L. HoffmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%21,555
Truman KirkpatrickDemocrat
33.8%11,024
32,580 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