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2002 Illinois Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 2002 Illinois Gubernatorial Election?

Rod Blagojevich won the 2002 Illinois Gubernatorial Election. Rod Blagojevich received 1,847,040 popular votes (52.19%). The main challenger was Jim Ryan (45.07%).

See the full head-to-head between Blagojevich and Ryan

Blagojevich +7.1 pts · won by 252,079 votes
Rod BlagojevichDemocraticWINNER52.19%
1,847,040 votes
Jim RyanRepublican45.07%
1,594,961 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 2.7% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.