1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 21
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Forest D. Etheredge (R) won with 61.5% of the vote, defeating Patricia Emmerich (D) by 23.1 points.
Forest D. EtheredgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.5%31,942
Patricia EmmerichDemocrat
38.5%19,963
51,909 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