2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 29
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Susan Garrett (D) won with 56.0% of the vote, defeating Kathleen K. Parker (R) by 12.0 points.
Susan GarrettDemocrat · winner
56.0%35,750
Kathleen K. ParkerRepublican · incumbent
44.0%28,076
63,826 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