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
Donald F. EslickDemocrat
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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET