1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 28
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Bob Kustra (R) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Louis Black (D) by 21.4 points.
Bob KustraRepublican · winner
54.8%38,344
Louis BlackDemocrat
33.4%23,346
John J. NimrodIndependent · incumbent
11.8%8,256
69,946 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