2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 19th District
U.S. House · Illinois
David Phelps (D) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating James "jim" Eatherly (R) by 29.1 points.
David PhelpsDemocrat · winner
64.6%155,101
James "jim" EatherlyRepublican
35.4%85,137
240,238 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.
David PhelpsJames "jim" Eatherly
$532K
Raised by the campaign
$36.7K
$297.1K
Spent by the campaign
$38.4K
$239.4K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000