1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 26
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Greg Zito (D) won with 64.2% of the vote, defeating Richard A. Walsh (R) by 28.4 points.
Greg ZitoDemocrat · winner
64.2%39,793
Richard A. WalshRepublican · incumbent
35.8%22,212
62,005 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