1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 25
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John E. Grotberg (R) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Michael Kavanaugh (D) by 24.8 points.
John E. GrotbergRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.4%28,995
Michael KavanaughDemocrat
37.6%17,474
46,470 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