1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 69
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Richard Mulcahey (D) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Nord L. Swanstrom (R) by 6.8 points.
Richard MulcaheyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.4%16,648
Nord L. SwanstromRepublican · incumbent
46.6%14,534
31,182 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