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2000Final results

2000 election for Illinois Legislative District 57

Illinois State Senate · Illinois

James F. Clayborne Jr. (D) won with 75.0% of the vote, defeating Karron A. Waters (R) by 49.9 points.

James F. Clayborne Jr.Democrat · winner · incumbent
75.0%43,387
25.0%14,482
57,869 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+32.31980D+18.71982D+50.71992D+49.92000D+34.42002D+20.12012

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