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United States Senate

Incumbent Democratic United States Senator Dick Durbin won reelection to a second term.

United States House

Illinois had lost one seat in the reapportionment following the 2000 United States Census. All 19 of Illinois' remaining seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2002.

Before the election, Democrats and Republicans each held 10 seats from Illinois. In 2002, Republicans won 10 seats while Democrats won 9.

Governor and Lieutenant Governor

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2002 Illinois gubernatorial election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout	50.05%
Nominee Rod Blagojevich Jim Ryan Party Democratic Republican Running mate Pat Quinn Carl Hawkinson Popular vote 1,847,040 1,594,961 Percentage 52.2% 45.1%
County results Blagojevich:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Ryan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Governor before election George Ryan Republican Elected Governor Rod Blagojevich Democratic

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Incumbent Governor George Ryan, a Republican plagued by scandals, did not seek reelection. Democrat Rod Blagojevich was elected to succeed him.

Attorney General

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2002 Illinois Attorney General election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout	49.68%
Nominee Lisa Madigan Joe Birkett Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,762,949 1,648,003 Percentage 50.39% 47.10%
County results Madigan:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Birkett:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Attorney General before election Jim Ryan Republican Elected Attorney General Lisa Madigan Democratic

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Incumbent Attorney General Jim Ryan, a Republican, did not seek a third term, instead opting to run for governor. Democrat Lisa Madigan was elected to succeed him.

Secretary of State

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2002 Illinois Secretary of State election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout	49.99%
Nominee Jesse White Kris O'Rourke Cohn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,390,181 1,051,672 Percentage 67.89% 28.87%
County results White:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Secretary of State before election Jesse White Democratic Elected Secretary of State Jesse White Democratic

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Incumbent Secretary of State Jesse White, a Democrat, won reelection to a second term in office.

Comptroller

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2002 Illinois State Comptroller election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout	48.32%
Nominee Daniel Hynes Thomas Jefferson Ramsdell Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,150,425 1,108,984 Percentage 63.18% 32.58%
County results Hynes:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ramsdell:      40–50%      50–60%
State Comptroller before election Daniel Hynes Democratic Elected State Comptroller Daniel Hynes Democratic

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Incumbent Comptroller Daniel Hynes, a Democrat, was reelected to a second term.

Treasurer

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2002 Illinois State Treasurer election

← 1998 November 5, 2002 2006 →
Turnout	49.15%
Nominee Judy Baar Topinka Tom Dart Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,896,020 1,499,055 Percentage 54.77% 43.30%
County results Topinka:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Dart:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Treasurer before election Judy Baar Topinka Republican Elected Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka Republican

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Incumbent Treasurer Judy Baar Topinka, a Republican, was reelected to a third term.

State Senate

Quick Facts 59 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate 30 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

2002 Illinois Senate election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →
59 of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate 30 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party Third party   Leader Emil Jones James Philip N/A Party Democratic Republican Independent Leader's seat 14th 23rd N/A Seats won 32 26 1 Seat change 5 6 1
President before election James Philip Republican Elected President Emil Jones Democratic

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All 59 of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2002,^[4] as this election followed a redistricting. Control of the Illinois Senate was flipped from Republican to Democratic.^[5] Republicans had been in control of the State Senate since 1993, having captured a majority from the 1992 election.^[5]

State House of Representatives

Quick Facts All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

2002 Illinois House of Representatives election

← 2000 November 5, 2002 (2002-11-05) 2004 →
All 118 seats in the Illinois House of Representatives 60 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Michael Madigan Lee Daniels (retired) Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat 22nd 46th Last election 62 56 Seats won 66 52 Seat change 4 4
Results:      Democratic hold      Democratic gain      Republican hold      Republican gain
Speaker before election Michael Madigan Democratic Speaker-Elect Michael Madigan Democratic

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All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2002. Democrats retained control of the House, which they had held since 1997, having won a majority in the 1996 election.^[5] Republican Leader Lee Daniels had resigned as Chair of the Illinois GOP in July, but maintained his position as Minority Leader in the House until after the 2002 elections.^[6] Madigan continued as Speaker and Democratic chair after the elections.

Judicial elections

Multiple judicial positions were up for election in 2002.