2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois's 15th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Timothy V. Johnson (R) won with 65.2% of the vote, defeating Joshua T. Hartke (D) by 34.1 points.
Timothy V. JohnsonRepublican · winner
65.2%134,650
Joshua T. HartkeDemocrat
31.0%64,131
Carl EstabrookGreen
3.8%7,836
206,617 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.
No DemocratTimothy V. Johnson
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Raised by the campaign
$504.1K
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Spent by the campaign
$399K
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Cash on hand
$131.3K
Other candidates' campaigns: Carl Estabrook $26K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002