2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Representative District 85
Illinois House of Representatives · Illinois
John Novak (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Steve M. Barach (R) by 42.1 points.
John NovakDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.0%27,138
Steve M. BarachRepublican
29.0%11,071
38,209 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