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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
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

EvenD+12.51974R+20.81978R+31.41982R+37.31984R+32.91988R+39.31992

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