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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 48

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Robert M. Terzich (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Guy T. Rallo (R) by 47.0 points.

Robert M. TerzichDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%28,731
Guy T. RalloRepublican
26.5%10,361
39,092 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+31.21976D+20.71978R+0.61980D+47.01982D+19.11984D+14.41986

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