1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 50
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John A. Davidson (R) won with 63.9% of the vote, defeating Snyder E. Herrin II (D) by 27.8 points.
John A. DavidsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.9%51,088
Snyder E. Herrin IIDemocrat
36.1%28,865
79,953 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