1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Virginia B. Macdonald (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Thomas J. Berryman (D) by 48.2 points.
Virginia B. MacdonaldRepublican · winner
74.1%41,116
Thomas J. BerrymanDemocrat
25.9%14,358
55,474 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