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1978Final results

1978 election for Illinois Representative District 37

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

3 seats: Richard Mautino (D), Calvin W. Schuneman (R), Joseph B. Ebbesen (R) won.

3 seats
Richard MautinoDemocrat · winner · incumbent
30.9%44,101
Calvin W. SchunemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
28.7%40,934
Joseph B. EbbesenRepublican · winner · incumbent
27.6%39,470
12.8%18,340
142,849 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

EvenR+31.21976R+36.61978R+43.21980R+20.01982R+42.31984R+35.01988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET