1982 Illinois gubernatorial election
Results

Party
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
±
-
Republican
James R. Thompson (incumbent)
1,816,101
49.44
-
-
Democratic
Adlai Stevenson III
1,811,027
49.30
-
-
Libertarian
Bea Armstrong
24,417
0.66
-
-
Taxpayers
John E. Roche
22,001
0.60
-
-
N/A
write-ins
161
0.00
n-a
Majority
Majority
Majority
5,074
0.14
-
Turnout
Turnout
Turnout
3,673,707
-
-
-
Republican hold
Republican hold
Swing
-
-

Question: Who won the 1982 Illinois gubernatorial election, and how many votes was the margin?
Answer: Thompson prevailed in the 1982 Illinois gubernatorial election by a 5,074 vote margin.