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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bobby L. Rush won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 1 Election. Bobby L. Rush received 172,271 popular votes (87.81%). The main challenger was Raymond G. Wardingley (12.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Rush and Wardingley

Rush +75.6 pts · won by 148,356 votes
Bobby L. RushDemocraticWINNER87.81%
172,271 votes
Raymond G. WardingleyRepublican12.19%
23,915 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.