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2000Final results

2000 election for Illinois Legislative District 51

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

N. Duane Noland (R) won with 70.7% of the vote, defeating Stephen F. John (D) by 41.5 points.

N. Duane NolandRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.7%58,796
29.3%24,329
83,125 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

EvenD+25.11988D+35.51996R+23.11998 specialR+41.52000R+18.82002R+22.82010 special

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