1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 54
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Terry L. Bruce (D) won with 63.8% of the vote, defeating Robert S. Redfern (R) by 27.7 points.
Terry L. BruceDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.8%47,449
Robert S. RedfernRepublican
36.2%26,887
74,336 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