2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

←  1998 November 7, 2000 (2000-11-7) 2002  →
All 21 Pennsylvania seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Republican Democratic Last election 10 11 Seats won 11 10 Seat change 1 1
Republican   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>% Democratic   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90>%

The 2000 United States House elections in Pennsylvania was an election for Pennsylvania's delegation to the United States House of Representatives, which occurred as part of the general election of the House of Representatives on November 7, 2000. ^[1]

1st Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Brady	149,621	88.3
	Republican	Steven N. Kush	19,920	11.7

2nd Congressional District

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Chaka Fattah	180,021	98.0
	Libertarian	Kenneth V. Krawchuk	3,673	2.0

3rd Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert A. Borski	130,528	68.7
	Republican	Charles F. Dougherty	59,343	31.3

4th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

←  1998 2002  →

Nominee Melissa Hart Terry Van Horne Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 145,390 100,995 Percentage 59.0% 41.0%

County results Hart:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Ron Klink Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Melissa Hart Republican

Prior to the 2000 election, Democratic Congressman Ron Klink vacated Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district to challenge Republican Rick Santorum for the United States Senate. Pennsylvania State Senator Melissa Hart won the Republican nomination unopposed. State Representative Terry Van Horne won an 8-way primary election to win the Democratic nomination. Van Horne's victory was He defeated the state and national party's preferred candidate, Matthew Mangino, the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania district attorney. ^[2] Shortly after Van Horne's victory, the National Republican Congressional Committee began re-circulating 1994 newspaper accounts alleging that he had been overheard using a racial slur in the halls of the Pennsylvania State Capitol to describe fellow State Representative Dwight E. Evans, who was opposing reduction in welfare. ^{[3] [4]}

The race was expected to be a close one, with accusations of illegal phone calls, stolen signs, and misleading mailers sent to constituents. ^[5] Surrogates for both candidates, funded with soft money, aired television advertisements throughout the Western Pennsylvania district. ^[6] National dignitaries, including Republican Senator John McCain and Democratic Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island visited the area to advocate for their party's candidates. ^[5] In the end, Hart won the district with 59% of the vote.

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Melissa Hart	145,390	59.0
	Democratic	Terry E. Van Horne	100,995	41.0

5th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John E. Peterson	147,570	82.7
	Libertarian	Thomas A. Martin	17,020	9.5
	Green	William M. Belitskus	13,857	7.8

6th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

←  1998 2002  →

Nominee Tim Holden Thomas G. Kopel Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 140,084 71,227 Percentage 66.3% 33.7%

County results Holden:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Tim Holden Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Tim Holden Democratic

Incumbent Democratic Representative Tim Holden ran for re-election, defeating Republican Thomas Kopel.

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Holden (incumbent)	140,084	66.3
	Republican	Thomas G. Kopel	71,227	33.7

7th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Curt Weldon	172,569	64.8
	Democratic	Peter A. Lennon	93,687	35.2

8th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jim Greenwood	154,090	59.2
	Democratic	Ronald L. Strouse	100,617	38.7
	Reform	Phillip C. Holmen	5,394	2.1

9th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bud Shuster	184,401	100.0

10th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

←  1998 2002  →

Nominee Don Sherwood Pat Casey Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 124,830 112,580 Percentage 52.6% 47.4%

County results Holden:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Casey:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Don Sherwood Republican Elected U.S. Representative Don Sherwood Republican

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Don Sherwood (incumbent)	124,830	52.6
	Democratic	Pat Casey	112,580	47.4

11th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

←  1998 2002  →

Nominee Paul E. Kanjorski Stephen A. Urban Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 131,948 66,699 Percentage 66.4% 33.6%

County results Kanjorski:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Paul E. Kanjorski Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Paul E. Kanjorski Democratic

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Paul E. Kanjorski (incumbent)	131,948	66.4
	Republican	Stephen A. Urban	66,699	33.6

12th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

←  1998 2002  →

Nominee John Murtha Bill Choby Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 145,538 56,575 Percentage 70.8% 27.5%

County results Murtha:     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election John Murtha Democratic Elected U.S. Representative John Murtha Democratic

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John P. Murtha	145,538	70.8
	Republican	Bill Choby	56,575	27.5
	Reform	James N. O'Neil	3,324	1.6

13th Congressional district

[General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph M. Hoeffel	146,026	52.8
	Republican	Stewart J. Greenleaf	126,501	45.7
	Libertarian	Ken Cavanaugh	4,224	1.5

14th Congressional district

[General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Coyne	147,533	100.0

15th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

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Nominee Pat Toomey Ed O'Brien Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 118,307 103,864 Percentage 53.3% 46.7%

County results Toomey:     50-60%     60-70%

U.S. Representative before election Pat Toomey Republican Elected U.S. Representative Pat Toomey Republican

Incumbent Republican Representative Pat Toomey was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democrat Ed O'Brien.

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Pat Toomey	118,307	53.3
	Democratic	Ed O'Brien	103,864	46.7

16th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Joseph R. Pitts	162,403	66.9
	Democratic	Bob Yorczyk	80,177	33.1

17th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Gekas	166,236	71.5
	Democratic	Leslye Hess Herrmann	66,190	28.5

18th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael F. Doyle	156,131	69.4
	Republican	Craig C. Stevens	68,798	30.6

19th Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Todd Platts	168,722	72.6
	Democratic	Jeff Sanders	61,538	26.5
	Constitution	Michael L. Paoletta	2,234	1.0

20th Congressional district

2000 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district election

←  1998 2002  →

Nominee Frank Mascara Thomas G. Kopel Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 145,131 80,312 Percentage 64.4% 35.6%

County results Mascara:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. Representative before election Frank Mascara Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Frank Mascara Democratic

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank Mascara (Incumbent)	145,131	64.4
	Republican	Ronald J. Davis	80,312	35.6

21st Congressional district

General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil English	135,164	60.8
	Democratic	Marc A. Flitter	87,018	39.2

References

1. "Representative in Congress, 2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
2. Ayred, Jr., B. Drummond (April 6, 2000). "Primaries in Pennsylvania Put Focus on Congressional Races". The New York Times.
3. Bair, Jeffrey (April 6, 2000). "GOP makes issue out of 1994 racial slur". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
4. Norman, Tony (April 11, 2000). "A race to play the race card". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
5. Roddy, Dennis (November 5, 2000). "Election 2000: It's more fun when every vote counts". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
6. Roddy, Dennis (September 20, 2000). "Hart, Van Horne debate 'soft money'". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.

See also

• United States congressional delegations from Pennsylvania
• 108th United States Congress