1972Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1972 election for Illinois Representative District 48
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Michael F. McClain (D), Gale Schisler (D), Mary Lou Kent (R) won.
3 seatsMichael F. McClainDemocrat · winner
31.4%78,706
Gale SchislerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.5%61,371
Mary Lou KentRepublican · winner
22.9%57,374
Wilbur H. LauterbachRepublican · incumbent
21.2%53,197
250,648 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1972
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET