2000Final results
2000 election for Illinois Legislative District 21
Illinois State Senate · Illinois
Chris Lauzen (R) won with 64.9% of the vote, defeating Stephanie Downs Hughes (D) by 29.7 points.
Chris LauzenRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.9%64,672
Stephanie Downs HughesDemocrat
35.1%35,045
99,717 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