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1992Final results

1992 election for Illinois Representative District 82

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

James H. Meyer (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Thomas E. Cosner (D) by 22.3 points.

James H. MeyerRepublican · winner
61.2%22,719
38.8%14,431
37,150 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 1992

Races before and after

EvenR+22.31992R+49.21994R+20.61996R+18.62000R+42.02002R+31.52004

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