1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating Betty J. Hoxsey (R) by 4.9 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner
52.4%33,585
Betty J. HoxseyRepublican
47.6%30,472
64,057 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