1982Final results
1982 election for Illinois Legislative District 55
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank Watson (R) won with 58.1% of the vote, defeating Herbert B. Schlarmann (D) by 16.2 points.
Frank WatsonRepublican · winner
58.1%33,025
Herbert B. SchlarmannDemocrat
41.9%23,825
56,850 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