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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election?

Philip M. Crane won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 8 Election. Philip M. Crane received 141,918 popular votes (60.99%). The main challenger was Lance Pressl (39.01%).

See the full head-to-head between Crane and Pressl

Crane +22.0 pts · won by 51,141 votes
Philip M. CraneRepublicanWINNER60.99%
141,918 votes
Lance PresslDemocratic39.01%
90,777 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.