2002Final results
2002 election for Illinois Legislative District 59
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Larry D. Woolard (D) won with 69.6% of the vote, defeating George Helfrich (R) by 39.1 points.
Larry D. WoolardDemocrat · winner
69.6%53,637
George HelfrichRepublican
30.4%23,467
77,104 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