2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 38
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Patrick D. Welch (D) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Rod Thorson (R) by 15.2 points.
Patrick D. WelchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.6%41,246
Rod ThorsonRepublican
42.4%30,339
71,585 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