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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election?

John N. Erlenborn won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 13 Election. John N. Erlenborn received 113,423 popular votes (69.79%). The main challenger was Robert Bob Bily (30.21%).

See the full head-to-head between Erlenborn and Bily

Erlenborn +39.6 pts · won by 64,318 votes
John N. ErlenbornRepublicanWINNER69.79%
113,423 votes
Robert Bob BilyDemocratic30.21%
49,105 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.