2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 6th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Henry Hyde (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating Brent Christensen (D) by 17.9 points.
Henry HydeRepublican · winner
58.9%133,327
Brent ChristensenDemocrat
41.1%92,880
226,207 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.
Brent ChristensenHenry Hyde
$280.1K
Raised by the campaign
$2.7M
$279.1K
Spent by the campaign
$2.4M
$1K
Cash on hand
$558.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000