2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Arizona

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All 6 Arizona seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 5 1 Seats won 5 1 Seat change Popular vote 854,715 557,849 Percentage 58.32% 38.06% Swing 1.17% 2.47%
District results County results Republican   40–50%   50–60%   60–70% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%

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]

Overview

Statewide

Party		Candidates	Votes		Seats
			No.	%	No.	+/–	%
	Republican	6	854,715	58.32	5		83.33
	Democratic	6	557,849	38.06	1		16.67
	Libertarian	6	41,670	2.84	0		0.0
	Green	1	9,010	0.61	0		0.0
	Natural Law	1	2,412	0.16	0		0.0
Total		20	1,465,656	100.0	6		100.0

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		Others		Total		Result
	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%	Votes	%
District 1	123,289	53.61%	97,455	42.38%	9,227	4.01%	229,971	100.0%	Republican hold
District 2	32,990	26.91%	84,034	68.54%	5,581	4.55%	122,605	100.0%	Democratic hold
District 3	198,367	65.69%	94,676	31.35%	8,927	2.96%	301,970	100.0%	Republican hold
District 4	140,396	63.96%	71,803	32.71%	7,298	3.32%	219,497	100.0%	Republican hold
District 5	172,986	60.15%	101,564	35.31%	13,059	4.54%	287,609	100.0%	Republican hold
District 6	186,687	61.41%	108,317	35.63%	9,000	2.96%	304,004	100.0%	Republican hold
Total	854,715	58.32%	557,849	38.06%	53,092	3.62%	1,465,656	100.0%

District 1

See also: Arizona's 1st congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake	16,745	31.8
	Republican	Sal Diciccio	12,490	23.7
	Republican	Susan Bitter Smith	11,763	22.3
	Republican	Tom Liddy	10,898	20.7
	Republican	Bert Tollefson	764	1.5
Total votes			52,660	100.0

General Election

Results

Arizona's 1st congressional district election, 2000 ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jeff Flake	123,289	53.6
	Democratic	David Mendoza	97,455	42.4
	Libertarian	Jon Burroughs	9,227	4.0
Majority			25,834	11.2
Total votes			229,971	100.0
	Republican hold

District 2

See also: Arizona's 2nd congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ed Pastor (incumbent)	84,034	68.5
	Republican	Bill Barenholtz	32,990	26.9
	Libertarian	Geoffrey Weber	3,169	2.6
	Natural Law	Barbara Shelor	2,412	2.0
Majority			51,044	41.6
Total votes			122,605	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 3

See also: Arizona's 3rd congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bob Stump (incumbent)	198,367	68.5
	Democratic	Gene Scharer	94,676	31.4
	Libertarian	Edward Carlson	5,581	4.6
Majority			103,691	34.3
Total votes			301,970	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

See also: Arizona's 4th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Shadegg (incumbent)	140,396	64.0
	Democratic	Ben Jankowski	71,803	32.7
	Libertarian	Ernest Hancock	7,298	3.3
Majority			68,593	31.3
Total votes			219,497	100.0
	Republican hold

District 5

See also: Arizona's 5th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Kolbe (incumbent)	172,986	60.2
	Democratic	George Cunningham	101,564	35.3
	Green	Michael Jay Green	9,010	3.1
	Libertarian	Aage Nost	4,049	1.4
Majority			71,422	24.8
Total votes			287,609	100.0
	Republican hold

District 6

See also: Arizona's 6th congressional district

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]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J.D. Hayworth (incumbent)	186,687	61.4
	Democratic	Larry Nelson	108,317	35.6
	Libertarian	Richard Duncan	9,000	3.0
Majority			78,370	25.8
Total votes			304,004	100.0
	Republican hold

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.
3. "State of Arizona Official Canvass (2000 General Election)" (PDF). azsos.gov. Arizona Secretary of State. November 27, 2000. Retrieved November 28, 2023.