2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Philip Crane (R) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Melissa Bean (D) by 14.9 points.
Philip CraneRepublican · winner
57.4%95,275
Melissa BeanDemocrat
42.6%70,626
165,926 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.
Melissa BeanPhilip Crane
$329K
Raised by the campaign
$695.3K
$321K
Spent by the campaign
$834.6K
$8.1K
Cash on hand
$45.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2002.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2002