CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Donald Manzullo (R) | 178,174 | 67% |
| Charles W. Hendrickson (D) | 88,781 | 33% |
| Martin Hippie (write-in) | 104 | 0% |
| Nathan Brown (write-in) | 12 | 0% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: MARCH 21, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Charles W. Hendrickson | 13,107 | 100% |
| | Republican |
| Donald Manzullo | 58,703 | 100% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
ILLINOIS 16
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Northwest - Rockford; McHenry
The 16th spans most of the Illinois-Wisconsin border, covering the
rolling northern prairie where family farmers grow corn and raise dairy
cows. At its eastern end, the 16th includes McHenry County, the
fastest-growing county in Illinois. Located at the edge of Chicago's
flourishing northwest counties, McHenry is quickly filling with new suburban
bedroom communities.
A fourth of the district's voters live in Rockford, an industrial hub
and Illinois' second-largest city. In the 1980s, Rockford became a poster
child of Rust Belt decline, with unemployment often exceeding 20 percent.
The city recovered by upgrading to high-tech manufacturing and expanding its
exports to the NAFTA countries and China. Now, unemployment rates often fall
below the national average, and the city faces a shortage of skilled labor.
More than 90 percent of the district's black population lives in
Rockford, giving the city a base of loyal Democrats, but the rest of the
16th covers conservative, Republican territory. Voters have elected a
Democrat to the House only once in the 20th century - in 1990 when John W.
Cox beat a Republican candidate dogged by ethical questions and bad
publicity. In 1992, the district reverted to its Republican ways.
Major Industry
Automotive, aircraft and machine parts, agriculture
Population
571,488 (1990)
Cities
Rockford, 143,531; Crystal Lake, 32,180; Freeport, 26,173 (1996)
People
57% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks 12 of 20 in state; middle third nationally);
63% married couples, 31% married couples with children; 17% college educated
(ranks 11 of 20 in state; middle third nationally); 54% white collar (ranks
14 of 20 in state; middle third nationally), 32% blue collar (ranks third of
20 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Race
93% white, 5% black, 1% Asian; 3% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$34,668 (ranks seventh of 20 in state; top third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
Ulysses S. Grant, native of Galena; Rockford known as the world's largest
producer of fasteners.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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