1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 32
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jack Schaffer (R) won with 71.2% of the vote, defeating Darlene L. Degenhardt (D) by 42.4 points.
Jack SchafferRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.2%37,985
Darlene L. DegenhardtDemocrat
28.8%15,361
53,353 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