2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Representative District 57
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Elaine Nekritz (D) won with 54.8% of the vote, defeating Mary C. Childers (R) by 9.6 points.
Elaine NekritzDemocrat · winner
54.8%12,774
Mary C. ChildersRepublican
45.2%10,540
23,314 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