2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois's 9th District
U.S. House · Illinois
Janice D. Schakowsky (D) won with 76.4% of the vote, defeating Dennis J. Driscoll (R) by 52.9 points.
Janice D. SchakowskyDemocrat · winner
76.4%147,002
Dennis J. DriscollRepublican
23.6%45,344
192,346 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.
Janice D. SchakowskyDennis J. Driscoll
$849.8K
Raised by the campaign
$81.3K
$694.7K
Spent by the campaign
$85.2K
$162.9K
Cash on hand
$491
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000