1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 49
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Doris C. Karpiel (R) won with 62.6% of the vote, defeating John M. Carey (D) by 25.1 points.
Doris C. KarpielRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.6%12,025
John M. CareyDemocrat · incumbent
37.4%7,197
19,223 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