1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 43
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Judy Baar Topinka (R) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Thomas W. Giger (D) by 33.7 points.
Judy Baar TopinkaRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.9%22,832
Thomas W. GigerDemocrat
33.1%11,317
34,149 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