2000 Illinois elections
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Elections were held in Illinois on November 7, 2000.
Primaries were held March 21, 2000.
Election information[edit]
Turnout[edit]
Primary election[edit]
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[edit]
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[edit]
United States President[edit]
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticket of Al Gore and Joe Lieberman.
United States House[edit]
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[edit]
State Senate[edit]
Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2000. Republicans retained control of the chamber.[2]
State House of Representatives[edit]
All of the seats in the Illinois House of Representatives were up for election in 2000. Democrats retained control of the chamber.[2]
Judicial elections[edit]
Judicial elections were held.
Local elections[edit]
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
Notes[edit]
- ^ 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
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d "Voter Turnout". www.elections.il.gov. Illinois State Board of Elections. Archived from the original on May 30, 2021. Retrieved March 25, 2020.
- ^ a b "Party control of Illinois state government". Ballotpedia. Retrieved March 26, 2020.