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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 12 Election. Philip M. Crane received 86,487 popular votes (66.17%). The main challenger was Daniel G. DeFosse (30.69%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and DeFosse

Crane +35.5 pts · won by 46,379 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER66.17%
86,487 votes
Daniel G. DeFosseDemocratic30.69%
40,108 votes
Joan T. JaroszLibertarian3.14%
4,101 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.