1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 82
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
J. Dennis Hastert (R) won with 67.8% of the vote, defeating James E. McCauley (D) by 35.7 points.
J. Dennis HastertRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.8%18,567
James E. McCauleyDemocrat
32.2%8,800
27,369 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