2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 15th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Timothy V. Johnson (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating F. Michael "mike" Kelleher Jr. (D) by 6.5 points.
Timothy V. JohnsonRepublican · winner
53.2%125,943
F. Michael "mike" Kelleher Jr.Democrat
46.8%110,679
236,622 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.
F. Michael "mike" Kelleher Jr.Timothy V. Johnson
$958.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.6M
$956.7K
Spent by the campaign
$1.6M
$2K
Cash on hand
$26.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000