1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John T. Oconnell (D) won with 66.1% of the vote, defeating John F. Weiffenbach (R) by 32.3 points.
John T. OconnellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.1%18,487
John F. WeiffenbachRepublican
33.9%9,462
27,949 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