1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 33
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John E. Friedland (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Penelope A. Little (D) by 40.3 points.
John E. FriedlandRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%33,858
Penelope A. LittleDemocrat
29.8%14,393
48,254 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