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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 29

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Roger A. Keats (R) won with 57.7% of the vote, defeating Donald F. Eslick (D) by 15.4 points.

Roger A. KeatsRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.7%40,170
42.3%29,443
69,614 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

EvenD+84.81976R+15.41982R+20.81986R+16.41990D+4.71992R+7.61994

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET