2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 14th District
U.S. House · Illinois
J. Dennis Hastert (R) won with 74.0% of the vote, defeating Vern Deljonson (D) by 48.0 points.
J. Dennis HastertRepublican · winner
74.0%188,597
Vern DeljonsonDemocrat
26.0%66,309
254,909 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No DemocratJ. Dennis Hastert
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Raised by the campaign
$2.4M
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Spent by the campaign
$2.3M
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Cash on hand
$287.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000