2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 82
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
James H. Meyer (R) won with 59.3% of the vote, defeating Patrick A. Tallon (D) by 18.6 points.
James H. MeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.3%23,355
Patrick A. TallonDemocrat
40.7%16,037
39,392 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 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET