2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Representative District 45
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Carole Pankau (R) won with 69.2% of the vote, defeating Charles E. Matson (D) by 38.4 points.
Carole PankauRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.2%17,117
Charles E. MatsonDemocrat
30.8%7,610
24,727 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET