1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 8
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Philip J. Rock (D) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Redd F. Griffin (R) by 48.2 points.
Philip J. RockDemocrat · winner · incumbent
74.1%50,362
Redd F. GriffinRepublican
25.9%17,606
67,970 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