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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 21 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 21 Election?

Melvin Price won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 21 Election. Melvin Price received 89,500 popular votes (63.65%). The main challenger was Robert H. Gaffner (33.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Price and Gaffner

Price +30.4 pts · won by 42,736 votes
Melvin PriceDemocraticWINNER63.65%
89,500 votes
Robert H. GaffnerRepublican33.26%
46,764 votes
Sandra L. Climacobipartisan good government3.09%
4,344 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.