2002Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 54
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
John O. Jones (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating William L. Odaniel (D) by 7.2 points.
John O. JonesRepublican · winner
53.6%40,537
William L. OdanielDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%35,064
75,601 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