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2000 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election

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Who won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election?

John M. Shimkus won the 2000 Illinois U.S. House District 20 Election. John M. Shimkus received 161,393 popular votes (63.1%). The main challenger was Jeffrey S. Cooper (36.9%).

See the full head-to-head between Shimkus and Cooper

Shimkus +26.2 pts · won by 67,011 votes
John M. ShimkusRepublicanWINNER63.1%
161,393 votes
Jeffrey S. CooperDemocratic36.9%
94,382 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.