2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Representative District 78
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Deborah L. Graham (D) won with 80.4% of the vote, defeating Les Golden (R) by 60.8 points.
Deborah L. GrahamDemocrat · winner
80.4%23,352
Les GoldenRepublican
19.6%5,684
29,036 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