2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Lane Evans (D) won with 62.4% of the vote, defeating Peter Calderone (R) by 24.8 points.
Lane EvansDemocrat · winner
62.4%127,093
Peter CalderoneRepublican
37.6%76,519
203,612 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.
Lane EvansPeter Calderone
$767.7K
Raised by the campaign
$45.3K
$774.1K
Spent by the campaign
$45.3K
$7K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002