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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election

Illinois · 2 candidates · See every 1982 U.S. House race

Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election?

Richard J. Durbin won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election. Richard J. Durbin received 100,758 popular votes (50.35%). The main challenger was Paul Findley (49.65%).

See the full head-to-head between Durbin and Findley

Durbin +0.7 pts · won by 1,410 votes
Richard J. DurbinDemocraticWINNER50.35%
100,758 votes
Paul FindleyRepublican49.65%
99,348 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.