2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 47
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John M. Sullivan (D) won with 51.5% of the vote, defeating Laura Kent Donahue (R) by 3.1 points.
John M. SullivanDemocrat · winner
51.5%40,403
Laura Kent DonahueRepublican · incumbent
48.5%38,009
78,412 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