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2002Final results

2002 election for Illinois Representative District 31

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Mary E. Flowers (D) won with 87.9% of the vote, defeating C. A. Lofton (R) by 75.8 points.

Mary E. FlowersDemocrat · winner · incumbent
87.9%25,333
C. A. LoftonRepublican
12.1%3,481
28,814 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+94.21986D+83.01992D+86.21996D+75.82002D+54.92022D+46.52024

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