2000 Illinois elections
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Elections were held in Illinois on November 7, 2000.
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November 7, 2000
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| Turnout | 69.18% |
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Primaries were held on March 21, 2000.
Election information
Turnout
Primary election
For the primary election, turnout was 25.91%, with 1,748,279 votes cast.[1]
Turnout by county[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 40,170 | 6,558 | 16.33% |
| Alexander | 8,246 | 2,876 | 34.88% |
| Bond | 9,779 | 2,945 | 30.12% |
| Boone | 22,554 | 5,730 | 25.41% |
| Brown | 3,607 | 1,178 | 32.66% |
| Bureau | 24,511 | 6,835 | 27.89% |
| Calhoun | 3,717 | 1,254 | 33.74% |
| Carroll | 11,043 | 3,285 | 29.75% |
| Cass | 9,719 | 2,385 | 24.54% |
| Champaign | 107,085 | 33,851 | 31.61% |
| Christian | 23,376 | 6,179 | 26.43% |
| Clark | 12,010 | 1,588 | 13.22% |
| Clay | 9,684 | 2,227 | 23% |
| Clinton | 22,793 | 3,779 | 16.58% |
| Coles | 28,328 | 5,065 | 17.88% |
| Cook[note 1] | 2,605,692 | 736,470 | 28.26% |
| Crawford | 14,337 | 2,406 | 16.78% |
| Cumberland | 8,555 | 2,057 | 24.04% |
| DeKalb | 47,874 | 10,359 | 21.64% |
| DeWitt | 11,056 | 3,392 | 30.68% |
| Douglas | 11,710 | 4,839 | 41.32% |
| DuPage | 475,706 | 129,570 | 27.24% |
| Edgar | 12,568 | 3,002 | 23.89% |
| Edwards | 5,098 | 1,690 | 33.15% |
| Effingham | 19,956 | 6,492 | 32.53% |
| Fayette | 13,723 | 4,172 | 30.4% |
| Ford | 8,437 | 3,822 | 45.3% |
| Franklin | 31,385 | 12,124 | 38.63% |
| Fulton | 25,591 | 8,002 | 31.27% |
| Gallatin | 4,913 | 3,040 | 61.88% |
| Greene | 8,707 | 1,569 | 18.02% |
| Grundy | 22,727 | 4,615 | 20.31% |
| Hamilton | 6,003 | 2,301 | 38.33% |
| Hancock | 13,918 | 2,948 | 21.18% |
| Hardin | 3,906 | 2,332 | 59.7% |
| Henderson | 5,325 | 1,170 | 21.97% |
| Henry | 36,788 | 7,299 | 19.84% |
| Iroquois | 19,135 | 6,382 | 33.35% |
| Jackson | 52,872 | 4,703 | 8.9% |
| Jasper | 6,609 | 1,155 | 17.48% |
| Jefferson | 23,856 | 4,327 | 18.14% |
| Jersey | 13,680 | 3,057 | 22.35% |
| Jo Daviess | 13,993 | 4,320 | 30.87% |
| Johnson | 7,956 | 3,096 | 38.91% |
| Kane | 192,121 | 51,803 | 26.96% |
| Kankakee | 56,274 | 12,818 | 22.78% |
| Kendall | 31,340 | 8,787 | 28.04% |
| Knox | 37,589 | 5,828 | 15.5% |
| Lake | 324,839 | 84,163 | 25.91% |
| LaSalle | 67,318 | 15,718 | 23.35% |
| Lawrence | 10,369 | 3,409 | 32.88% |
| Lee | 20,886 | 6,015 | 28.8% |
| Livingston | 22,444 | 6,211 | 27.67% |
| Logan | 18,486 | 7,737 | 41.85% |
| Macon | 69,524 | 12,642 | 18.18% |
| Macoupin | 34,180 | 8,512 | 24.9% |
| Madison | 167,772 | 29,650 | 17.67% |
| Marion | 29,676 | 4,668 | 15.73% |
| Marshall | 8,486 | 1,838 | 21.66% |
| Mason | 10,789 | 1,916 | 17.76% |
| Massac | 11,899 | 4,422 | 37.16% |
| McDonough | 21,101 | 5,799 | 27.48% |
| McHenry | 152,943 | 46,344 | 30.3% |
| McLean | 90,217 | 29,613 | 32.82% |
| Menard | 8,964 | 2,532 | 28.25% |
| Mercer | 12,297 | 3,766 | 30.63% |
| Monroe | 19,262 | 1,737 | 9.02% |
| Montgomery | 18,354 | 7,288 | 39.71% |
| Morgan | 20,815 | 2,985 | 14.34% |
| Moultrie | 8,598 | 2,322 | 27.01% |
| Ogle | 31,836 | 11,387 | 35.77% |
| Peoria | 112,234 | 23,493 | 20.93% |
| Perry | 15,261 | 3,628 | 23.77% |
| Piatt | 10,805 | 2,955 | 27.35% |
| Pike | 12,303 | 3,680 | 29.91% |
| Pope | 3,421 | 1,212 | 35.43% |
| Pulaski | 6,135 | 1,162 | 18.94% |
| Putnam | 4,381 | 2,252 | 51.4% |
| Randolph | 23,702 | 5,079 | 21.43% |
| Richland | 13,499 | 1,422 | 10.53% |
| Rock Island | 97,348 | 21,302 | 21.88% |
| Saline | 19,068 | 6,208 | 32.56% |
| Sangamon | 126,050 | 25,131 | 19.94% |
| Schuyler | 6,200 | 1,904 | 30.71% |
| Scott | 3,915 | 626 | 15.99% |
| Shelby | 15,678 | 5,165 | 32.94% |
| Stark | 4,729 | 1,609 | 34.02% |
| St. Clair | 155,393 | 27,555 | 17.73% |
| Stephenson | 28,518 | 8,468 | 29.69% |
| Tazewell | 87,497 | 16,245 | 18.57% |
| Union | 12,994 | 6,208 | 47.78% |
| Vermilion | 51,460 | 13,157 | 25.57% |
| Wabash | 9,522 | 1,950 | 20.48% |
| Warren | 12,056 | 2,229 | 18.49% |
| Washington | 10,553 | 1,467 | 13.9% |
| Wayne | 12,547 | 2,091 | 16.67% |
| White | 11,512 | 3,125 | 27.15% |
| Whiteside | 35,991 | 6,113 | 16.98% |
| Will | 253,273 | 57,483 | 22.7% |
| Williamson | 37,968 | 10,225 | 26.93% |
| Winnebago | 160,499 | 33,164 | 20.66% |
| Woodford | 24,965 | 5,615 | 22.49% |
| Total | 6,746,554 | 1,748,279 | 25.91% |
General election
For the general election, turnout was 69.18%, with 4,932,192 votes cast.[1]
Turnout by county[1]
| County | Registration | Votes cast | Turnout% |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 39,989 | 30,892 | 77.25% |
| Alexander | 7,740 | 4,286 | 55.37% |
| Bond | 10,408 | 7,380 | 70.91% |
| Boone | 24,260 | 15,972 | 65.84% |
| Brown | 3,731 | 2,734 | 73.28% |
| Bureau | 25,248 | 17,319 | 68.6% |
| Calhoun | 3,778 | 2,692 | 71.25% |
| Carroll | 11,375 | 7,383 | 64.91% |
| Cass | 9,924 | 6,083 | 61.3% |
| Champaign | 120,757 | 75,610 | 62.61% |
| Christian | 24,242 | 15,121 | 62.38% |
| Clark | 12,310 | 7,700 | 62.55% |
| Clay | 9,877 | 6,324 | 64.03% |
| Clinton | 23,917 | 15,956 | 66.71% |
| Coles | 30,142 | 20,580 | 68.28% |
| Cook[note 2] | 2,781,474 | 1,988,821 | 71.5% |
| Crawford | 14,774 | 8,767 | 59.34% |
| Cumberland | 8,716 | 5,159 | 59.19% |
| DeKalb | 49,267 | 33,345 | 67.68% |
| DeWitt | 11,492 | 7,285 | 63.39% |
| Douglas | 12,340 | 8,233 | 66.72% |
| DuPage | 482,789 | 369,300 | 76.49% |
| Edgar | 12,870 | 8,499 | 66.04% |
| Edwards | 5,181 | 3,420 | 66.01% |
| Effingham | 20,986 | 14,918 | 71.09% |
| Fayette | 14,114 | 9,651 | 68.38% |
| Ford | 8,827 | 6,326 | 71.67% |
| Franklin | 30,764 | 19,420 | 63.13% |
| Fulton | 26,319 | 16,845 | 64% |
| Gallatin | 4,950 | 3,691 | 74.57% |
| Greene | 8,952 | 5,987 | 66.88% |
| Grundy | 24,020 | 16,926 | 70.47% |
| Hamilton | 6,210 | 4,757 | 76.6% |
| Hancock | 14,205 | 9,996 | 70.37% |
| Hardin | 3,894 | 2,893 | 74.29% |
| Henderson | 5,483 | 3,991 | 72.79% |
| Henry | 37,374 | 24,082 | 64.44% |
| Iroquois | 18,701 | 13,775 | 73.66% |
| Jackson | 53,629 | 23,629 | 44.06% |
| Jasper | 6,844 | 5,066 | 74.02% |
| Jefferson | 24,892 | 15,785 | 63.41% |
| Jersey | 14,661 | 9,696 | 66.13% |
| Jo Daviess | 14,801 | 10,661 | 72.03% |
| Johnson | 8,215 | 5,579 | 67.91% |
| Kane | 210,118 | 144,187 | 68.62% |
| Kankakee | 55,444 | 41,092 | 74.11% |
| Kendall | 33,885 | 23,253 | 68.62% |
| Knox | 38,924 | 24,404 | 62.7% |
| Lake | 350,673 | 246,706 | 70.35% |
| LaSalle | 70,322 | 47,413 | 67.42% |
| Lawrence | 10,556 | 6,822 | 64.63% |
| Lee | 21,902 | 15,074 | 68.82% |
| Livingston | 21,744 | 15,873 | 73% |
| Logan | 19,607 | 13,598 | 69.35% |
| Macon | 74,101 | 50,960 | 68.77% |
| Macoupin | 35,229 | 21,835 | 61.98% |
| Madison | 173,544 | 111,717 | 64.37% |
| Marion | 31,228 | 17,270 | 55.3% |
| Marshall | 8,804 | 6,102 | 69.31% |
| Mason | 11,107 | 6,956 | 62.63% |
| Massac | 12,274 | 7,030 | 57.28% |
| McDonough | 22,569 | 13,097 | 58.03% |
| McHenry | 161,637 | 106,528 | 65.91% |
| McLean | 99,044 | 62,372 | 62.97% |
| Menard | 7,902 | 6,309 | 79.84% |
| Mercer | 12,783 | 8,536 | 66.78% |
| Monroe | 20,244 | 14,244 | 70.36% |
| Montgomery | 21,539 | 13,510 | 62.72% |
| Morgan | 21,370 | 14,832 | 69.41% |
| Moultrie | 9,379 | 5,894 | 62.84% |
| Ogle | 33,530 | 21,144 | 63.06% |
| Peoria | 123,969 | 79,230 | 63.91% |
| Perry | 15,560 | 10,306 | 66.23% |
| Piatt | 11,411 | 8,606 | 75.42% |
| Pike | 12,441 | 8,392 | 67.45% |
| Pope | 3,578 | 2,434 | 68.03% |
| Pulaski | 6,942 | 3,260 | 46.96% |
| Putnam | 4,498 | 3,275 | 72.81% |
| Randolph | 24,413 | 15,173 | 62.15% |
| Richland | 11,398 | 7,652 | 67.13% |
| Rock Island | 103,667 | 66,677 | 64.32% |
| Saline | 19,577 | 12,046 | 61.53% |
| Sangamon | 122,502 | 93,492 | 76.32% |
| Schuyler | 6,298 | 3,804 | 60.4% |
| Scott | 3,749 | 2,561 | 68.31% |
| Shelby | 16,065 | 10,495 | 65.33% |
| Stark | 4,476 | 3,076 | 68.72% |
| St. Clair | 164,993 | 104,663 | 63.43% |
| Stephenson | 30,059 | 20,146 | 67.02% |
| Tazewell | 90,264 | 59,796 | 66.25% |
| Union | 15,250 | 8,953 | 58.71% |
| Vermilion | 52,636 | 33,223 | 63.12% |
| Wabash | 9,731 | 5,671 | 58.28% |
| Warren | 12,417 | 7,885 | 63.5% |
| Washington | 10,986 | 7,375 | 67.13% |
| Wayne | 12,909 | 7,977 | 61.79% |
| White | 11,762 | 7,932 | 67.44% |
| Whiteside | 37,748 | 25,650 | 67.95% |
| Will | 277,862 | 196,542 | 70.73% |
| Williamson | 40,266 | 27,949 | 69.41% |
| Winnebago | 171,589 | 111,571 | 65.02% |
| Woodford | 26,109 | 17,087 | 65.44% |
| Total | 7,129,026 | 4,932,192 | 69.18% |
Federal elections
United States president
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman.
United States House
All 20 of Illinois' seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2000.
No seats switched parties, with the composition of Illinois' House delegation remaining 10 Democrats and 10 Republicans.
State elections
State Senate
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21 out of 59 seats in the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2000.[2] Republicans retained control of the chamber.[3]
State House of Representatives
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All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2000.[2] Democrats retained control of the chamber.[3]
Judicial elections
Judicial elections were held.
Local elections
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes
- For more on Cook County primary election turnout, see 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#Primary election
- For more on Cook County general election turnout, see 2000 Cook County, Illinois elections#General election