1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 53
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Max E. Coffey (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Jerry C. Nikitas (D) by 16.5 points.
Max E. CoffeyRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%38,539
Jerry C. NikitasDemocrat
41.7%27,613
66,152 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