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2002Final results

2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 52

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

Richard J. Winkel Jr. (R) won with 50.5% of the vote, defeating Dan McCollum (D) by 1.1 points.

Richard J. Winkel Jr.Republican · winner
50.5%29,134
Dan McCollumDemocrat
49.5%28,514
57,648 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

EvenR+33.81984R+15.51992R+16.31996R+1.12002D+1.02006D+22.92010

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET