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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Daniel D. Rostenkowski won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Daniel D. Rostenkowski received 124,318 popular votes (83.44%). The main challenger was Bonnie Hickey (16.56%).

See the full head-to-head between Rostenkowski and Hickey

Rostenkowski +66.9 pts · won by 99,652 votes
Daniel D. RostenkowskiDemocraticWINNER83.44%
124,318 votes
Bonnie HickeyRepublican16.56%
24,666 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.