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2000Final results

2000 election for Illinois Representative District 57

Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois

Elizabeth Coulson (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Jody Wadhwa (D) by 16.9 points.

Elizabeth CoulsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%24,987
Jody WadhwaDemocrat
41.5%17,758
42,745 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+30.21992R+12.71994R+6.51996R+16.92000D+9.62002D+37.62004

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