1996Final results
1996 election for Illinois Representative District 82
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James H. Meyer (R) won with 60.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Wolfe (D) by 20.6 points.
James H. MeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.3%20,590
Tom WolfeDemocrat
39.7%13,556
34,146 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET