2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Pennsylvania
2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
2000 House elections in Pennsylvania
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]
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1st Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Bob Brady | 149,621 | 88.3 | |
| Republican | Steven N. Kush | 19,920 | 11.7 | |
2nd Congressional District
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Chaka Fattah | 180,021 | 98.0 | |
| Libertarian | Kenneth V. Krawchuk | 3,673 | 2.0 | |
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
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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Melissa Hart | 145,390 | 59.0 | |
| Democratic | Terry E. Van Horne | 100,995 | 41.0 | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Holden | 140,084 | 66.3 | |
| Republican | Thomas G. Kopel | 71,227 | 33.7 | |
7th Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Curt Weldon | 172,569 | 64.8 | |
| Democratic | Peter A. Lennon | 93,687 | 35.2 | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Bud Shuster | 184,401 | 100.0 | |
10th Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Don Sherwood | 124,830 | 52.6 | |
| Democratic | Pat Casey | 112,580 | 47.4 | |
11th Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Paul E. Kanjorski | 131,948 | 66.4 | |
| Republican | Stephen A. Urban | 66,699 | 33.6 | |
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
| 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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William J. Coyne | 147,533 | 100.0 | |
15th Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Pat Toomey | 118,307 | 53.3 | |
| Democratic | Ed O'Brien | 103,864 | 46.8 | |
16th Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph R. Pitts | 162,403 | 66.9 | |
| Democratic | Bob Yorczyk | 80,177 | 33.1 | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Michael F. Doyle | 156,131 | 69.4 | |
| Republican | Craig C. Stevens | 68,798 | 30.6 | |
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Frank Mascara | 145,131 | 64.4 | |
| Republican | Ronald J. Davis | 80,312 | 35.6 | |
21st Congressional district
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Phil English | 135,164 | 60.8 | |
| Democratic | Marc A. Flitter | 87,018 | 39.2 | |
- "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.
- Ayred, Jr., B. Drummond (April 6, 2000). "Primaries in Pennsylvania Put Focus on Congressional Races". The New York Times.
- Bair, Jeffrey (April 6, 2000). "GOP makes issue out of 1994 racial slur". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
- Norman, Tony (April 11, 2000). "A race to play the race card". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
- Roddy, Dennis (November 5, 2000). "Election 2000: It's more fun when every vote counts". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.
- Roddy, Dennis (September 20, 2000). "Hart, Van Horne debate 'soft money'". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. PG Publishing Co.