1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 7
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John Cullerton (D) won with 88.2% of the vote, defeating Bruce D. Kaplan (Oth) by 78.4 points.
John CullertonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
88.2%22,463
Bruce D. KaplanOther party
9.8%2,489
Richard L. GiovanoniCommunist
2.1%530
25,482 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