2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois's 10th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Mark Kirk (R) won with 68.8% of the vote, defeating Henry H. "hank" Perritt Jr. (D) by 37.6 points.
Mark KirkRepublican · winner
68.8%128,611
Henry H. "hank" Perritt Jr.Democrat
31.2%58,300
186,911 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Henry H. "hank" Perritt Jr.Mark Kirk
$477.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$473.3K
Spent by the campaign
$1.4M
$4.3K
Cash on hand
$322.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002