1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 35
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Harlan Rigney (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating James Gitz (D) by 6.9 points.
Harlan RigneyRepublican · winner
53.4%32,368
James GitzDemocrat · incumbent
46.6%28,193
60,561 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