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Controversy leaves Sen Johns vulnerable in '82 bid
State Sen Gene Johns of Marion faces a tough 1982 campaign after admitted noncompliance with campaign financing laws in 1980 and a pending misdemanor review. A fund-raising letter lacking proper disclaimer sparks scrutiny, while GOP challengers eye the 59th District amid reapportionment talk and internal Democratic rivalries. The outcome hinges on voter judgments of bookkeeping and leadership.
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Evan M. Davis
Southern Illinoisan
Paul Simon
Gene Johns
Marion
Johns
State Board of Elections
Williamson County
Randy Patchett
Senate
Patchett
Glen Dunbar
Friends of
Heritage Motor Inn
S. Elections Board
Election Board
Richard Anderson
Springfield
Ilinois
Anderson
Robert Winchester
Elections Board
Jerry Owens
Joseph Hale
24Th Congressional
59Th Legislative District
Winchester
C. L. McCormick
Bob Winchester
McCormick
Vienna
General Assembly
House
Outback
Jim Rea
Franklin County
Metropolis
Richard Kruger
Joe Browning
Bill Endsley
Joe Murphy
Saline County
William Harris
Democratic
Harris
Date Information Systems Commission
Cecil Hucker
Carmi
GOP
White County
Illinois Department of Conservation
Hucker
Simon
White