1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Representative District 21
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Walter Shumpert (D), Langdon Patrick (D), Vincent E. Molloy (R) won.
3 seatsWalter ShumpertDemocrat · winner · incumbent
36.7%27,840
Langdon PatrickDemocrat · winner
33.0%24,976
Vincent E. MolloyRepublican · winner · incumbent
22.1%16,774
Richard Frederick WoodRepublican
8.2%6,197
75,787 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET