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1982 Illinois U.S. House District 22 Election

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Who won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 22 Election?

Paul Simon won the 1982 Illinois U.S. House District 22 Election. Paul Simon received 123,693 popular votes (66.16%). The main challenger was Peter G. Prineas (33.84%).

See the full head-to-head between Simon and Prineas

Simon +32.3 pts · won by 60,414 votes
Paul SimonDemocraticWINNER66.16%
123,693 votes
Peter G. PrineasRepublican33.84%
63,279 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.