2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Representative District 47
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Patricia R. Bellock (R) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating James F. Speta (D) by 42.0 points.
Patricia R. BellockRepublican · winner · incumbent
71.0%22,784
James F. SpetaDemocrat
29.0%9,314
32,098 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