1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 23
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
James Philip (R) won with 64.1% of the vote, defeating Manliff M. Simpson (D) by 28.2 points.
James PhilipRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.1%29,198
Manliff M. SimpsonDemocrat
35.9%16,339
45,537 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