1982Final results

1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 37

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Calvin W. Schuneman (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating David D. Considine (D) by 6.7 points.

Calvin W. SchunemanRepublican · winner
53.4%34,257
46.6%29,937
64,194 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

EvenR+11.01974R+39.41978R+6.71982R+17.31984R+6.81988R+9.11992

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET