United States House of Representatives elections, 2000

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The elections for the United States House of Representatives in 2000 coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President. The Republican Party narrowly lost seats to the Democratic Party, reducing their majority slightly to just three seats.
This marked the third time in a row that Democrats gained on the majority Republicans. Like the 1990 election, both major parties lost votes to the Libertarian Party and other third parties in addition to independent candidates.
Future President Barack Obama unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination to represent Illinois's 1st congressional district.
This was the last congressional election that chose members from districts drawn based on the 1990 census.
Overall results
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221
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2
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212
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Republican
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I
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Democratic
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e • d Summary of the 7 November 2000 United States House of Representatives election results
Parties
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Seats
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Popular Vote
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1998
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2000
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+/-
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Strength
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Vote
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%
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Change
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Republican Party
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223
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221
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-2
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50.8%
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46,992,383
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47.6%
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-0.8%
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Democratic Party
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211
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212
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+1
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48.7%
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46,582,167
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47.2%
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-0.1%
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Libertarian Party
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1,610,292
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1.6%
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+0.3%
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Independent
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1
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2
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+1
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0.5%
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683,098
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0.7%
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+0.1%
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Natural Law Party
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-
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-
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-
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-
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443,896
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0.4%
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+0.1%
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Green Party
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-
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-
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-
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-
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260,087
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0.3%
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+0.2%
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Reform Party
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-
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-
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-
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-
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176,269
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0.2%
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-0.2%
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Constitution Party
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-
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-
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-
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-
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122,936
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0.1%
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N/A
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Other parties
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-
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-
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-
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-
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1,928,855
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2.0%
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-
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Totals
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435
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435
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0
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100.0%
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98,799,963
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100.0%
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-
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Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk
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Popular vote |
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|
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Republican |
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47.56% |
Democrat |
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47.15% |
Libertarian |
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1.63% |
Green |
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0.26% |
Others |
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3.40% |
House seats |
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|
| |
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Republican |
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50.80% |
Democrat |
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48.74% |
Others |
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0.46% |
Complete list
Key to party abbreviations: AI=American Independent, C=Constitution, D=Democratic, G=Green, I=Independent, IP=Independence Party, L=Libertarian, NL=Natural Law, R=Republican, Ref=Reform, T=U.S. Taxpayers Party, W/I=Write-in, VG=Vermont Grassroots, LU=Liberty Union.
Alabama
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Alabama, 2000
Alaska
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Alaska, 2000
District
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Incumbent
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Alaska at large
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Don Young
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Republican
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1972
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Re-elected
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Don Young (R) 71% Clifford Mark Greene (D) 17% Anna Young (G) 8% Jim Dore (AI) 4% Leonard Karpinski (L) 2%
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Arizona
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona, 2000
Arkansas
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Arkansas, 2000
California
Colorado
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Colorado, 2000
Connecticut
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Connecticut, 2000
Delaware
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Delaware, 2000
Florida
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Florida, 2000
Georgia
Hawaii
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Hawaii, 2000
Idaho
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Idaho, 2000
Illinois
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Illinois, 2000
Indiana
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Indiana, 2000
Iowa
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2000
Kansas
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Kansas, 2000
Kentucky
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky, 2000
Louisiana
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana, 2000
Maine
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Maine, 2000
Maryland
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Maryland, 2000
Massachusetts
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Massachusetts, 2000
Michigan
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Michigan, 2000
Minnesota
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Minnesota, 2000
Mississippi
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Mississippi, 2000
Missouri
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Missouri, 2000
Montana
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Montana, 2000
Nebraska
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska, 2000
Nevada
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Nevada, 2000
New Hampshire
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in New Hampshire, 2000
New Jersey
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in New Jersey, 2000
New Mexico
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in New Mexico, 2000
New York
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in New York, 2000
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Ohio, 2000
Oklahoma
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Oklahoma, 2000
Oregon
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Oregon, 2000
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Rhode Island, 2000
South Carolina
South Dakota
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in South Dakota, 2000
Tennessee
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Tennessee, 2000
Texas
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Texas, 2000
Utah
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Utah, 2000
District
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Incumbent
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Utah 1
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James V. Hansen
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Republican
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1980
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Re-elected
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James V. Hansen (R) 69% Kathleen McConkie Collinwood (D) 27.2% Hartley D. Anderson (IA) 1.9% Dave Starr Seely (L) 1.2% Matthew D. Frandsen (NL) 0.7%
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Utah 2
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Merrill Cook
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Republican
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1996
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Lost renomination Democratic gain
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Jim Matheson (D) 55.9% Derek Smith (R) 41.3% Bruce Bangerter (IA) 1.8% Peter Pixton (L) 0.8% Steven Alberts Voris (I) 0.2%
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Utah 3
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Chris Cannon
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Republican
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1996
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Re-elected
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Chris Cannon (R) 58.5% Donald Dunn (D) 37.3% Michael J. Lehman (IA) 2.3% Kitty K. Burton (L) 1.5% Randall Tolpinrud (NL) 0.4%
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Vermont
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Vermont, 2000
District
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Incumbent
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Party
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First elected
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Results
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Candidates
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Vermont at-large
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Bernard Sanders
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Independent
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1990
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Re-elected
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Bernard Sanders (I) 69.2% Karen Ann Kerin (R) 18.3% Pete Diamondstone (D)(LU) 5.3% Stewart Skrill (I) 4.2% Jack Rogers (VG) 1.7% Daniel H. Krymkowski (L) 1%
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Virginia
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Virginia, 2000
Washington
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Washington, 2000
West Virginia
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in West Virginia, 2000
Wisconsin
Main article: United States House of Representatives elections in Wisconsin, 2000
Wyoming
Main article: United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming, 2000
References
- Wattenberg; Martin P. "The Democrats' Decline in the House during the Clinton Presidency: An Analysis of Partisan Swings" Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 29, 1999
- Wattier; Mark J. "The Clinton Factor: The Effects of Clinton's Personal Image in 2000 Presidential Primaries and in the General Election" White House Studies, Vol. 4, 2004
External links
See also
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