1976Final results
1976 election for Illinois Representative District 48
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Mary Lou Kent (R), Michael F. McClain (D), Gale Schisler (D) won.
3 seatsMary Lou KentRepublican · winner · incumbent
31.9%79,800
Michael F. McClainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.7%76,991
Gale SchislerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
24.5%61,505
Frank S. DavisRepublican
12.9%32,249
250,545 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 1976
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET