2000 Washington attorney general election

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Washington attorney general election, 2000
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 1996November 7, 2000 2004  
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Nominee Christine Gregoire Richard Pope
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,292,887883,002
Percentage55.98%38.23%

Attorney General before election

Christine Gregoire
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Christine Gregoire
Democratic

The Washington attorney general election, 2000, took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent attorney general and future governor, Christine Gregoire, was re-elected by a wide margin in a victory over Republican and perennial candidate Richard Pope.

Christine Gregoire 22nd Governor of Washington, United States

Christine "Chris" O'Grady Gregoire is an American politician and lawyer who served as the 22nd Governor of the state of Washington from 2005 to 2013. A member of the Democratic Party, Gregoire defeated Republican candidate Dino Rossi in 2004 and again in 2008. She is the second female governor of Washington. She was the National Governors Association chair for the 2010–11 term.

A perennial candidate is a political candidate who frequently runs for an elected office but seldom wins. The term is not generally extended to incumbent politicians who successfully defend their seats repeatedly.

Richard Lamar Pope Jr. is an American attorney and perennial candidate from Bellevue, Washington.

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Election results

Attorney-General of Washington election, 2000 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Christine Gregoire1,292,88755.98
Republican Richard Pope883,00238.23

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