2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 22
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Steven J. Rauschenberger (R) won with 56.6% of the vote, defeating Robert J. Steffen (D) by 13.2 points.
Steven J. RauschenbergerRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.6%20,368
Robert J. SteffenDemocrat
43.4%15,623
35,991 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