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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election?

John Edward Porter won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election. John Edward Porter received 90,750 popular votes (58.98%). The main challenger was Eugenia S. Chapman (41.02%).

See the full head-to-head between Porter and Chapman

Porter +18.0 pts · won by 27,635 votes
John Edward PorterRepublicanWINNER58.98%
90,750 votes
Eugenia S. ChapmanDemocratic41.02%
63,115 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.