2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 53
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
Terry R. Parke (R) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Richard B. Sass (D) by 19.2 points.
Terry R. ParkeRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.6%16,379
Richard B. SassDemocrat
40.4%11,114
27,493 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