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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election?

Ray LaHood won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 18 Election. Ray LaHood received 173,706 popular votes (67.06%). The main challenger was Joyce Harant (32.94%).

See the full head-to-head between LaHood and Harant

LaHood +34.1 pts · won by 88,389 votes
Ray LaHoodRepublicanWINNER67.06%
173,706 votes
Joyce HarantDemocratic32.94%
85,317 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.