Elections were held in Illinois on November 7, 2000.
Primaries were held March 21, 2000.
For the primary election, turnout was 25.91%, with 1,748,279 votes cast.[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% |
For the general election, turnout was 69.18%, with 4,932,192 votes cast.[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% |
Illinois voted for the Democratic ticketofAl Gore and Joe Lieberman.
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.
Some of the seats of the Illinois Senate were up for election in 2000. Republicans retained control of the chamber.[2]
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 were held.
Local elections were held. These included county elections, such as the Cook County elections.
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