1978Final results
1978 election for Illinois Legislative District 37
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
David C. Shapiro (R) won with 69.7% of the vote, defeating Coe E. Mechling (D) by 39.4 points.
David C. ShapiroRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.7%32,685
Coe E. MechlingDemocrat
30.3%14,207
46,892 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