1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 24
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Leroy Walter Lemke (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Phillip Bianco Jr. (R) by 4.9 points.
Leroy Walter LemkeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.4%37,108
Phillip Bianco Jr.Republican
47.6%33,652
70,760 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