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2002Final results

2002 election for Illinois's 6th District

U.S. House · Illinois

Henry Hyde (R) won with 65.1% of the vote, defeating Tom Berry (D) by 30.2 points.

Henry HydeRepublican · winner
65.1%113,174
Tom BerryDemocrat
34.9%60,698
173,872 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

EvenR+30.91996R+37.21998R+17.92000R+30.22002R+11.72004R+2.72006

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 DemocratHenry Hyde
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Raised by the campaign
$586.3K
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Spent by the campaign
$839.2K
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Cash on hand
$305.6K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002