1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 41
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Mary Lou Cowlishaw (R) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating J. Glenn Schneider (D) by 11.9 points.
Mary Lou CowlishawRepublican · winner
55.9%14,887
J. Glenn SchneiderDemocrat · incumbent
44.1%11,723
26,611 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 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET