1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 71
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Joel Brunsvold (D) won with 60.7% of the vote, defeating Darlene Corwin (R) by 21.5 points.
Joel BrunsvoldDemocrat · winner
60.7%19,798
Darlene CorwinRepublican
39.2%12,794
32,602 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