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2002 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2002 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

Lane Evans won the 2002 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. Lane Evans received 127,093 popular votes (62.42%). The main challenger was Peter Calderone (37.58%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Calderone

Evans +24.8 pts · won by 50,574 votes
Lane EvansDemocraticWINNER62.42%
127,093 votes
Peter CalderoneRepublican37.58%
76,519 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.