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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election?

David D. Phelps won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 19 Election. David D. Phelps received 155,101 popular votes (64.56%). The main challenger was James Jim Eatherly (35.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Phelps and Eatherly

Phelps +29.1 pts · won by 69,964 votes
David D. PhelpsDemocraticWINNER64.56%
155,101 votes
James Jim EatherlyRepublican35.44%
85,137 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.