Elections were held in

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on November 7, 2000. Primaries were held March 21, 2000.

Election information

Turnout

Primary election

For the primary election, turnout was 25.91%, with 1,748,279 votes cast. ;Turnout by county

General election

For the general election, turnout was 69.18%, with 4,932,192 votes cast. ;Turnout by county

Federal elections

United States President

Illinois voted for the Democratic

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and Joe Lieberman.

United States House

All 20 of Illinois' seats in the

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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

Some of the seats of the

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were up for election in 2000. Republicans retained control of the chamber.

State House of Representatives

All of the seats in the

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were up for election in 2000. Democrats retained control of the chamber.

Judicial elections

Judicial elections were held.

Local elections

Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.

Notes

References

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