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Office
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline December 01, 1981 - 12:00pm
Polls Open March 16, 1982 - 06:00am
Polls Close March 16, 1982 - 07:00pm
Term Start January 10, 1983 - 12:10pm
Term End January 12, 1987 - 12:00pm
Contributorev
Last Modifiedev January 28, 2011 10:31pm
Data SourcesIllinois State Board of Elections Vote Total Book, 1983
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
PartyRepublican Won11/07/1978
NameJames R. Thompson Votes1,859,864 (59.04%)
Term01/08/1979 - 01/10/1983 Margin596,730 (+18.94%)
COUNTY-LEVEL RESULTS
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail

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Name (I) Gov. James R. Thompson John E. Roche V. A. Kelley (W) Write-In
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican
Votes507,893 (83.75%) 54,858 (9.05%) 43,627 (7.19%) 68 (0.01%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -453,035 (-74.70%) -464,266 (-76.56%) -507,825 (-83.74%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
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