2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 12
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Martin A. Sandoval (D) won with 63.6% of the vote, defeating Roberto Garcia (R) by 27.1 points.
Martin A. SandovalDemocrat · winner
63.6%18,672
Roberto GarciaRepublican
36.4%10,704
29,376 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