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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election?

Lane Evans won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 17 Election. Lane Evans received 132,494 popular votes (54.9%). The main challenger was Mark Baker (45.1%).

See the full head-to-head between Evans and Baker

Evans +9.8 pts · won by 23,641 votes
Lane EvansDemocraticWINNER54.9%
132,494 votes
Mark BakerRepublican45.1%
108,853 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.