1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 55
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Penny Pullen (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Diana Burgess Sheffer (D) by 34.4 points.
Penny PullenRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%21,703
Diana Burgess ShefferDemocrat
32.8%10,590
32,293 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