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2002Final results

2002 election for Illinois Representative District 16

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Louis I. Lang (D) won with 76.5% of the vote, defeating Brian Lee Odonnell (R) by 53.0 points.

Louis I. LangDemocrat · winner · incumbent
76.5%17,788
23.5%5,469
23,257 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2002

Races before and after

EvenD+48.21992D+45.61994D+63.81998D+53.02002D+54.72004D+36.22012

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET