1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Representative District 44
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Diana Nelson (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Mary Lou Olsen (D) by 32.9 points.
Diana NelsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%23,131
Mary Lou OlsenDemocrat
33.5%11,677
34,808 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