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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election?

Rod Blagojevich won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 5 Election. Rod Blagojevich received 142,161 popular votes (87.27%). The main challenger was Matthew Joseph Beauchamp (12.73%).

See the full head-to-head between Blagojevich and Beauchamp

Blagojevich +74.5 pts · won by 121,433 votes
Rod BlagojevichDemocraticWINNER87.27%
142,161 votes
Matthew Joseph BeauchampLibertarian12.73%
20,728 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.