2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 51
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Sidney Mathias (R) won with 63.7% of the vote, defeating Barbara J. Nash (D) by 27.3 points.
Sidney MathiasRepublican · winner · incumbent
63.7%23,536
Barbara J. NashDemocrat
36.3%13,441
36,977 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