2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 17th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Lane Evans (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Mark Baker (R) by 9.8 points.
Lane EvansDemocrat · winner
54.9%132,494
Mark BakerRepublican
45.1%108,853
241,347 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.
Lane EvansMark Baker
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$947.1K
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$984.9K
$13.4K
Cash on hand
$3.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000