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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election?

Martin A. Russo won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 3 Election. Martin A. Russo received 137,391 popular votes (74%). The main challenger was Richard D. Murphy (26%).

See the full head-to-head between Russo and Murphy

Russo +48.0 pts · won by 89,123 votes
Martin A. RussoDemocraticWINNER74%
137,391 votes
Richard D. MurphyRepublican26%
48,268 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.