1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 20
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Beverly Fawell (R) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen J. Pesch (D) by 39.7 points.
Beverly FawellRepublican · winner
69.8%42,216
Stephen J. PeschDemocrat
30.2%18,242
60,460 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