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1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 52

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Stanley B. Weaver (R) won with 60.4% of the vote, defeating Ray Murphy (D) by 20.7 points.

Stanley B. WeaverRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.4%33,199
Ray MurphyDemocrat
39.6%21,792
54,991 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

EvenR+4.01974R+34.81978R+20.71982R+33.81984R+15.51992R+16.31996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET