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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 30

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

David Barkhausen (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Barbara Monsor (D) by 27.6 points.

David BarkhausenRepublican · winner
53.2%30,697
25.6%14,779
21.2%12,246
57,722 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+50.91980R+27.61982R+50.31988R+10.31992D+1.41996D+10.82000

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