2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sidney Mathias (R) won with 66.5% of the vote, defeating Thomas Duda (D) by 33.0 points.
Sidney MathiasRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.5%20,422
Thomas DudaDemocrat
33.5%10,285
30,707 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