2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 27
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Wendell E. Jones (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Michael Harry Minton (D) by 19.7 points.
Wendell E. JonesRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%34,581
Michael Harry MintonDemocrat
40.1%23,184
57,765 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