1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 46
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Fred J. Tuerk (R), Fred J. Schraeder (D), Donald L. Saltsman (D) won.
3 seatsFred J. TuerkRepublican · winner · incumbent
30.2%71,254
Fred J. SchraederDemocrat · winner · incumbent
26.2%61,851
Donald L. SaltsmanDemocrat · winner
22.7%53,604
Mary Lou SumnerRepublican · incumbent
20.9%49,449
236,248 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET