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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election?

Gus Savage won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 2 Election. Gus Savage received 140,827 popular votes (87.04%). The main challenger was Kevin Walker Sparks (12.78%).

See the full head-to-head between Savage and Sparks

Savage +74.3 pts · won by 120,157 votes
Gus SavageDemocraticWINNER87.04%
140,827 votes
Kevin Walker SparksRepublican12.78%
20,670 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.