2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 5th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Rod Blagojevich (D) won with 87.3% of the vote, defeating Matt Beauchamp (Lib) by 74.5 points.
Rod BlagojevichDemocrat · winner
87.3%142,161
Matt BeauchampLibertarian
12.7%20,728
162,889 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.
Rod BlagojevichNo Republican
$821.3K
Raised by the campaign
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$279.2K
Spent by the campaign
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$924.6K
Cash on hand
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Other candidates' campaigns: Matt Beauchamp $36.3K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000