1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 43
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Jerome J. Joyce (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Richard J. Winkel (R) by 19.5 points.
Jerome J. JoyceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%38,414
Richard J. WinkelRepublican
40.2%25,852
64,266 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