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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Representative District 62

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Robert W. Churchill (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Bob Gesiakowski (D) by 24.2 points.

Robert W. ChurchillRepublican · winner
62.1%14,159
37.9%8,631
22,802 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

EvenR+23.81988R+23.71990R+26.71992R+34.31994R+27.51996R+29.71998

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