United_States_House_election,_2000

2000 United States House of Representatives elections

2000 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 107th U.S. Congress


The 2000 United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 7, 2000, to elect U.S. Representatives to serve in the 107th United States Congress. They coincided with the election of George W. Bush as President of the United States. The Republican Party won 221 seats, while the Democratic Party won 212 and independents won two.[1]

Quick Facts All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

This marked the first time since 1992 that the victorious presidential party lost seats in the House, and the first since 1988 that they lost seats in both Houses. This resulted in the smallest Republican majority since 1952, which would similarly occur in 2022.

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Retirements

In the November general elections, thirty incumbents did not seek re-election, either to retire or to seek other positions.

Democrats

Seven Democrats did not seek re-election.

  1. Michigan 8: Debbie Stabenow retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  2. Missouri 1: Bill Clay retired.
  3. Missouri 6: Pat Danner retired.
  4. Pennsylvania 4: Ron Klink retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  5. Rhode Island 2: Robert Weygand retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  6. Virginia 2: Owen B. Pickett retired.
  7. West Virginia 2: Bob Wise retired to run for Governor of West Virginia.

Republicans

Twenty-three Republicans did not seek re-election.

  1. Arizona 1: Matt Salmon retired to run for Governor of Arizona.
  2. California 15: Tom Campbell retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  3. California 48: Ron Packard retired.
  4. Florida 4: Tillie Fowler retired.
  5. Florida 8: Bill McCollum retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  6. Florida 12: Charles T. Canady retired.
  7. Idaho 1: Helen Chenoweth retired.
  8. Illinois 10: John Porter retired.
  9. Illinois 15: Thomas W. Ewing retired.
  10. Indiana 2: David M. McIntosh retired to run for Governor of Indiana.
  11. Indiana 7: Edward A. Pease retired.
  12. Missouri 2: Jim Talent retired to run for Governor of Missouri.
  13. Montana at-large: Rick Hill retired.
  14. Nebraska 3: Bill Barrett retired.
  15. New Jersey 7: Bob Franks retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  16. New York 2: Rick Lazio retired to run for U.S. Senator.
  17. Ohio 12: John Kasich retired to run for U.S. President.
  18. Oklahoma 2: Tom Coburn retired.
  19. Pennsylvania 19: William F. Goodling retired.
  20. South Carolina 1: Mark Sanford retired to run for Governor of South Carolina.
  21. Texas 7: Bill Archer retired.
  22. Virginia 7: Thomas J. Bliley Jr. retired.
  23. Washington 2: Jack Metcalf retired.

Deaths

Two seats opened early due to deaths and were not filled until the November elections.

Democrats

One Democrat died.

  1. Minnesota 4: Bruce Vento died October 10, 2000.

Republicans

One Republican died.

  1. Virginia 1: Herbert H. Bateman died September 11, 2000.

Incumbents defeated

In primary elections

Democrats

Two Democrats lost renomination.

  1. California 31: Matthew G. Martínez lost renomination to Hilda Solis, who then won the general election.
  2. New York 1: Michael Forbes lost to Regina Seltzer who lost the general election to Felix Grucci.
  3. Puerto Rico at-large: Carlos Romero Barceló lost renomination to Aníbal Acevedo Vilá, who then won the general election.

Republicans

One Republican lost renomination.

  1. Utah 2: Merrill Cook lost renomination to Derek Smith, who then lost the general election to Jim Matheson.

In the general election

Democrats

Three Democrats lost re-election to Republicans.

  1. Connecticut 2: Sam Gejdenson lost to Rob Simmons.
  2. Minnesota 2: David Minge lost to Mark Kennedy.

Republicans

Four Republicans lost re-election to Democrats.

  1. Arkansas 4: Jay Dickey lost to Mike Ross.
  2. California 27: James E. Rogan lost to Adam Schiff.
  3. California 36: Steven T. Kuykendall lost to Jane Harman.
  4. California 49: Brian Bilbray lost to Susan Davis.

Open seats that changed parties

Democratic seats won by Republicans

Five Democratic seats were won by Republicans.

  1. Michigan 8: Won by Mike Rogers.
  2. Missouri 6: Won by Sam Graves.
  3. Pennsylvania 4: Won by Melissa Hart.
  4. Virginia 2: Won by Ed Schrock.
  5. West Virginia 2: Won by Shelley Moore Capito.

Republican seats won by Democrats

Four Republican seats were won by Democrats.

  1. California 15: Won by Mike Honda.
  2. New York 2: Won by Steve Israel.
  3. Oklahoma 2: Won by Brad Carson.
  4. Washington 2: Won by Rick Larsen.

Open seats that parties held

Democratic seats held by Democrats

Three held five of their open seats.

  1. Minnesota 4: Won by Betty McCollum.
  2. Missouri 1: Won by Lacy Clay.
  3. Rhode Island 2: Won by James Langevin.

Republican seats held by Republicans

Twenty held fourteen of their open seats.

  1. Arizona 1: Won by Jeff Flake.
  2. California 48: Won by Darrell Issa.
  3. Florida 4: Won by Ander Crenshaw.
  4. Florida 8: Won by Ric Keller.
  5. Florida 12: Won by Adam Putnam.
  6. Idaho 1: Won by Butch Otter.
  7. Illinois 10: Won by Mark Kirk.
  8. Illinois 15: Won by Tim Johnson.
  9. Indiana 2: Won by Mike Pence.
  10. Indiana 7: Won by Brian Kerns.
  11. Missouri 2: Won by Todd Akin.
  12. Montana at-large: Won by Denny Rehberg.
  13. Nebraska 3: Won by Tom Osborne.
  14. New Jersey 7: Won by Mike Ferguson.
  15. Ohio 12: Won by Pat Tiberi.
  16. Pennsylvania 19: Won by Todd Russell Platts.
  17. South Carolina 1: Won by Henry E. Brown Jr.
  18. Texas 7: Won by John Culberson.
  19. Virginia 1: Won by Jo Ann Davis.
  20. Virginia 7: Won by Eric Cantor.

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Notes

  1. Stump was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in 1982 and was re-elected as such that year.
  2. Martínez switched parties in July 2000 after losing the Democratic nomination to Hilda Solis.
  3. Deal was originally elected as a Democrat. He switched parties in April 1995.
  4. Tauzin was first elected as a Democrat. He switched to the Republican Party in August 1995.
  5. Forbes was first elected as a Republican. He switched to the Democratic Party in July 1999.
  6. Goode was first elected as a Democrat. He left the party in January 2000.

References

  1. "FEDERAL ELECTIONS 2000: Election Results for the U.S. President, the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives" (PDF). fec.gov. June 2001. Retrieved February 3, 2022.

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