2000 United States House of Representatives election in Montana

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2000 United States House of Representatives election in Montana
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  1998 November 7, 2000 2002  
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Nominee Denny Rehberg Nancy Keenan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote211,418189,971
Percentage51.5%46.3%

Montana's at-large congressional district election, 2000 results by county.svg
County results
Rehberg:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%
Keenan:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Rick Hill
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Denny Rehberg
Republican

The 2000 United States House of Representatives election in Montana were held on November 7, 2000 to determine who will represent the state of Montana in the United States House of Representatives. Montana has one, at large district in the House, apportioned according to the 1990 United States census, due to its low population. Representatives are elected for two-year terms.

Contents

General election

Results

Montana At-large congressional district election, 2000 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Denny Rehberg 211,418 51.50
Democratic Nancy Keenan 189,97146.28
Libertarian James J. Tikalsky9,1322.22
Total votes410,521 100.00
Republican hold

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References

  1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 36.
Preceded by
1998 elections
United States House elections in Montana
2000
Succeeded by
2002 elections