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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election?

Mark B. Kirk won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 10 Election. Mark B. Kirk received 121,582 popular votes (51.19%). The main challenger was Lauren Beth Gash (48.81%).

See the full head-to-head between Kirk and Gash

Kirk +2.4 pts · won by 5,658 votes
Mark B. KirkRepublicanWINNER51.19%
121,582 votes
Lauren Beth GashDemocratic48.81%
115,924 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.