1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 31
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Adeline Jay Geokaris (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating William Pitts (D) by 31.4 points.
Adeline Jay GeokarisRepublican · winner · incumbent
65.7%25,730
William PittsDemocrat
34.3%13,427
39,158 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