1980Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1980 election for Illinois Representative District 48
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
3 seats: Michael F. McClain (D), Craig J. Findley (R), Jeff Mays (R) won.
3 seatsMichael F. McClainDemocrat · winner · incumbent
27.3%69,614
Craig J. FindleyRepublican · winner
24.7%62,816
Jeff MaysRepublican · winner
24.2%61,530
Gale SchislerDemocrat · incumbent
23.9%60,803
254,764 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