2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 51
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Frank Watson (R) won with 59.4% of the vote, defeating John F. Dunn (D) by 18.8 points.
Frank WatsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.4%41,083
John F. DunnDemocrat
40.6%28,078
69,161 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