2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 8th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Philip Crane (R) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Lance Pressl (D) by 22.0 points.
Philip CraneRepublican · winner
61.0%141,918
Lance PresslDemocrat
39.0%90,777
232,695 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.
Lance PresslPhilip Crane
$286.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$281.9K
Spent by the campaign
$970K
$4.5K
Cash on hand
$184.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000