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Illinois Representative District 82
Nicole La Ha has no major-party opponent.
Nicole La Ha has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean R+5: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 99,780
- People per km²
- 590
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 52%
- White, no degree
- 38%of adults
- White 76%
- Hispanic 10%
- Black 4%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
58,600 votes · R+18.7✓ Nicole la Ha (R)59.4%
Suzanne Akhras (D)40.6%
2024 President Vote in this district
57,382 two-party votes · R+6.3 · R+4.8 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)53.1%
Kamala Harris (D)46.9%
2022
33,625 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Jim Durkin (R)100.0%
2020 Earlier district lines
63,730 votes · R+31.6✓ Jim Durkin (R)65.8%
Kassem Moukahal (D)34.2%
2020 President Vote in this district
60,638 two-party votes · R+2.1 · R+6.6 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)51.0%
Joe Biden (D)49.0%
2016 President Vote in this district
50,438 two-party votes · R+4.6 · R+6.9 vs. the nation✓ Donald Trump (R)52.3%
Hillary Clinton (D)47.7%
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