1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 58

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Kenneth V. Buzbee (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Wayne Alstat (R) by 13.0 points.

Kenneth V. BuzbeeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.5%38,605
Wayne AlstatRepublican
43.5%29,723
68,328 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

EvenD+19.01974D+22.11978D+13.01982R+5.41984R+23.91988R+3.51992

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