2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Representative District 59
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Kathleen A. Ryg (D) won with 50.2% of the vote, defeating Roger L. Byrne (R) by 0.4 points.
Kathleen A. RygDemocrat · winner
50.2%12,993
Roger L. ByrneRepublican
49.8%12,886
25,879 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