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| 2 | 1982 Illinois gubernatorial election - Results |  |  |  |  |  |
| 3 | Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± |
| 4 | - | Republican | James R. Thompson (incumbent) | 1,816,101 | 49.44 | - |
| 5 | - | Democratic | Adlai Stevenson III | 1,811,027 | 49.30 | - |
| 6 | - | Libertarian | Bea Armstrong | 24,417 | 0.66 | - |
| 7 | - | Taxpayers | John E. Roche | 22,001 | 0.60 | - |
| 8 | - | N/A | write-ins | 161 | 0.00 | n-a |
| 9 | Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,074 | 0.14 | - |
| 10 | Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,673,707 | - | - |
| 11 | - | 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.