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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election?

Cardiss Collins won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 7 Election. Cardiss Collins received 133,978 popular votes (86.45%). The main challenger was Dansby Dan Cheeks (13.55%).

See the full head-to-head between Collins and Cheeks

Collins +72.9 pts · won by 112,984 votes
Cardiss CollinsDemocraticWINNER86.45%
133,978 votes
Dansby Dan CheeksRepublican13.55%
20,994 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.