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2000Final results

2000 election for Illinois Representative District 42

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Timothy L. Schmitz (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Bonnie Lee Kunkel (D) by 23.3 points.

Timothy L. SchmitzRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%27,315
38.3%16,987
44,302 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

EvenR+33.31992R+29.31996R+13.31998R+23.32000R+30.22002R+24.32006

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