1992Final results
1992 election for Illinois Legislative District 42
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Edward Petka (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Graham (D) by 13.4 points.
Edward PetkaRepublican · winner
56.7%42,647
Robert J. GrahamDemocrat
43.3%32,580
75,227 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET