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2000Final results

2000 election for Illinois Representative District 15

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Joseph M. Lyons (D) won with 77.8% of the vote, defeating Mitchell A. Kulwin (R) by 55.5 points.

Joseph M. LyonsDemocrat · winner · incumbent
77.8%23,534
22.2%6,728
30,262 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

EvenD+69.11988D+25.91992D+37.51996D+55.52000D+36.12002D+33.82004

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET