2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 117
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Gary Forby (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating Jack Woolard (R) by 2.8 points.
Gary ForbyDemocrat · winner
51.4%22,249
Jack WoolardRepublican
48.6%21,045
43,294 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET