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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 50

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Donald N. Hensel (R) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating David George Neri (D) by 23.1 points.

Donald N. HenselRepublican · winner
61.6%16,652
38.4%10,399
27,052 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+7.51976R+1.41978R+22.51980R+23.11982R+46.81986R+45.11988

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