1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 48
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Laura Kent (R) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Scholz (D) by 9.7 points.
Laura KentRepublican · winner
54.9%37,843
Charles W. ScholzDemocrat
45.1%31,136
68,979 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