2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona
Flag of Arizona.svg
  1998 November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07) 2002  

All 6 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
 Majority partyMinority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election51
Seats won51
Seat changeSteady2.svgSteady2.svg
Popular vote854,715557,849
Percentage58.32%38.06%
SwingIncrease2.svg1.17%Decrease2.svg2.47%

2000 Arizona United States House of Representatives election by Congressional District.svg

The 2000 congressional elections in Arizona were elections for Arizona's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred along with congressional elections nationwide on November 7, 2000. Arizona has six seats, as apportioned during the 1990 United States census. Republicans held five seats and Democrats held one seat. [1]

Contents

Overview

Statewide

PartyCandidatesVotesSeats
No. %No.+/– %
Republican 6854,71558.325Steady2.svg83.33
Democratic 6557,84938.061Steady2.svg16.67
Libertarian 641,6702.840Steady2.svg0.0
Green 19,0100.610Steady2.svg0.0
Natural Law 12,4120.160Steady2.svg0.0
Total201,465,656100.06Steady2.svg100.0
Popular vote
Republican
58.32%
Democratic
38.06%
Libertarian
2.84%
Green
0.61%
Other
0.16%
House seats
Republican
83.33%
Democratic
16.67%

By district

Results of the 2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona by district:

District Republican Democratic OthersTotalResult
Votes%Votes%Votes%Votes%
District 1 123,28953.61%97,45542.38%9,2274.01%229,971100.0%Republican hold
District 2 32,99026.91%84,03468.54%5,5814.55%122,605100.0%Democratic hold
District 3 198,36765.69%94,67631.35%8,9272.96%301,970100.0%Republican hold
District 4 140,39663.96%71,80332.71%7,2983.32%219,497100.0%Republican hold
District 5 172,98660.15%101,56435.31%13,0594.54%287,609100.0%Republican hold
District 6 186,68761.41%108,31735.63%9,0002.96%304,004100.0%Republican hold
Total854,71558.32%557,84938.06%53,0923.62%1,465,656100.0%

District 1

Incumbent Republican Matt Salmon, who had represented the district since 1995, did not run for re-election, having pledged to serve only three terms in Congress. He was re-elected with 65% of the vote in 1998.

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake 16,745 31.8
Republican Sal Diciccio12,49023.7
Republican Susan Bitter Smith 11,76322.3
Republican Tom Liddy 10,89820.7
Republican Bert Tollefson7641.5
Total votes52,660 100.0

General Election

Results

Arizona's 1st congressional district election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jeff Flake 123,289 53.6
Democratic David Mendoza97,45542.4
Libertarian Jon Burroughs9,2274.0
Majority25,83411.2
Total votes229,971 100.0
Republican hold

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Ed Pastor, who had represented the district since 1991, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.8% of the vote in 1998.

General Election

Results

Arizona's 2nd congressional district election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Ed Pastor (incumbent) 84,034 68.5
Republican Bill Barenholtz32,99026.9
Libertarian Geoffrey Weber3,1692.6
Natural Law Barbara Shelor2,4122.0
Majority51,04441.6
Total votes122,605 100.0
Democratic hold

District 3

Incumbent Republican Bob Stump, who had represented the district since 1977, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 67.3% of the vote in 1998.

General Election

Results

Arizona's 3rd congressional district election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Bob Stump (incumbent) 198,367 68.5
Democratic Gene Scharer 94,67631.4
Libertarian Edward Carlson5,5814.6
Majority103,69134.3
Total votes301,970 100.0
Republican hold

District 4

Incumbent Republican John Shadegg, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 64.7% of the vote in 1998.

General Election

Results

Arizona's 4th congressional district election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican John Shadegg (incumbent) 140,396 64.0
Democratic Ben Jankowski71,80332.7
Libertarian Ernest Hancock7,2983.3
Majority68,59331.3
Total votes219,497 100.0
Republican hold

District 5

Incumbent Republican Jim Kolbe, who had represented the district since 1985, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 51.6% of the vote in 1998.

General Election

Results

Arizona's 5th congressional district election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Jim Kolbe (incumbent) 172,986 60.2
Democratic George Cunningham101,56435.3
Green Michael Jay Green9,0103.1
Libertarian Aage Nost4,0491.4
Majority71,42224.8
Total votes287,609 100.0
Republican hold

District 6

Incumbent Republican J.D. Hayworth, who had represented the district since 1995, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53.0% of the vote in 1998.

General Election

Results

Arizona's 6th congressional district election, 2000 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican J.D. Hayworth (incumbent) 186,687 61.4
Democratic Larry Nelson108,31735.6
Libertarian Richard Duncan9,0003.0
Majority78,37025.8
Total votes304,004 100.0
Republican hold

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References

  1. "Statistics report" (PDF). clerk.house.gov. 2000. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
  2. "State of Arizona Official Canvass (2000 Primary Election)" (PDF). azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. September 25, 2000. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
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