1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 1
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Howard W. Carroll (D) won with 71.4% of the vote, defeating Phyllis M. Young (R) by 42.9 points.
Howard W. CarrollDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.4%49,495
Phyllis M. YoungRepublican
28.6%19,791
69,286 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