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.
Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania, 2000PartyVotesPercentageSeats BeforeSeats After+/– Republican 2,229,057 48.90% 10 11 +1 Democratic 2,279,227 50.00% 11 10 -1 Libertarian 24,917 0.55% 0 0 0 Green 13,857 0.31% 0 0 0 Reform 8,718 0.19% 0 0 0 Constitution 2,234 0.05% 0 0 0 Totals 4,558,010 100.00% 21 21 –
Match-up summary DistrictDemocraticRepublicanOthersTotalResult Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes % 149,621 88.25% 19,920 11.75% 0 0.00% 169,541 100.00% Democratic hold 180,021 98.00% 0 0.00% 3,673 2.00% 183,694 100.00% Democratic hold 130,528 68.75% 59,343 31.25% 0 0.00% 189,871 100.00% Democratic hold 100,995 40.99% 145,390 59.01% 0 0.00% 246,385 100.00% Republican gain 0 0.00% 147,570 82.70% 30,877 17.30% 178,447 100.00% Republican hold 140,084 66.29% 71,227 33.71% 0 0.00% 211,311 100.00% Democratic hold 93,687 35.19% 172,569 64.81% 0 0.00% 266,256 100.00% Republican hold 100,617 38.68% 154,090 59.24% 5,394 2.08% 260,101 100.00% Republican hold 0 0.00% 184,401 100.00% 0 0.00% 184,401 100.00% Republican hold 112,580 47.42% 124,830 52.58% 0 0.00% 237,410 100.00% Republican hold 131,948 66.42% 66,699 33.58% 0 0.00% 198,647 100.00% Democratic hold 145,538 70.84% 56,575 27.54% 3,324 1.62% 205,437 100.00% Democratic hold 146,026 52.76% 126,501 45.71% 4,224 1.53% 276,751 100.00% Democratic hold 147,533 100.00% 0 0.00% 0 0.00% 147,533 100.00% Democratic hold 103,864 46.75% 118,307 53.25% 0 0.00% 222,171 100.00% Republican hold 80,177 33.05% 162,403 66.95% 0 0.00% 242,580 100.00% Republican hold 66,190 28.48% 166,236 71.52% 0 0.00% 232,426 100.00% Republican hold 156,131 69.41% 68,798 30.59% 0 0.00% 224,929 100.00% Democratic hold 61,538 26.47% 168,722 72.57% 2,234 0.96% 232,494 100.00% Republican hold 145,131 64.38% 80,312 35.62% 0 0.00% 225,443 100.00% Democratic hold 87,018 39.17% 135,164 60.83% 0 0.00% 222,182 100.00% Republican holdTotal 2,279,227 50.00% 2,229,057 48.90% 49,726 1.10% 4,558,010 100.00%
District 1
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bob Brady, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary Andrew Carn, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Timothy Hannah
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Steven N. Kush
Primary results
General election
District 2
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Chaka Fattah, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 3
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Robert Borski, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Charles F. Dougherty, former U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 4
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 defeated the state and national party's preferred candidate, Matthew Mangino, the Lawrence County, Pennsylvania district attorney. 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.
The race was expected to be a close one, with accusations of illegal phone calls, stolen signs, and misleading mailers sent to constituents. Surrogates for both candidates, funded with soft money, aired television advertisements throughout the Western Pennsylvania district. 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. In the end, Hart won the district with 59% of the vote.
Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Terry Van Horne, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Eliminated in primary Joe Bellissimo Royal Hart Jerry Hodge Jack Machek Matthew Mangino, district attorney of Lawrence County Jim Rooker Jim Schmitt
Primary results
Republican primary Candidates Nominee Melissa Hart, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Primary results
General election
District 5
Republican primary Candidates Nominee John E. Peterson, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 6
Incumbent Democratic Representative Tim Holden ran for re-election, defeating Republican Thomas Kopel.
Democratic primary Nominee Tim Holden, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Thomas G. Kopel
Primary results
General election
District 7
Democratic primary Nominee Peter A. Lennon
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Curt Weldon, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 8
Democratic primary Nominee Ronald L. Strouse
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Jim Greenwood, incumbent U.S. Representative
Eliminated in primary Tom Lingenfelter
Primary results
General election
District 9
Republican primary Nominee Bud Shuster, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 10
Democratic primary Nominee Pat Casey
Eliminated in primary Francis McHale
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Don Sherwood, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 11
Democratic primary Nominee Paul Kanjorski, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Stephen A. Urban
Primary results
General election
District 12
Democratic primary Nominee John Murtha, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Bill Choby
Primary results
General election
District 13
Democratic primary Nominee Joe Hoeffel, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Stewart Greenleaf, member of the Pennsylvania State Senate
Eliminated in primary John Coffey
Primary results
General election
District 14
Democratic primary Nominee William J. Coyne, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 15
Incumbent Republican Representative Pat Toomey was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democrat Ed O'Brien.
Democratic primary Nominee Edward J. O'Brien
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Pat Toomey, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 16
Democratic primary Nominee Bob Yorczyk
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Joe Pitts, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 17
Democratic primary Nominee Leslye Hess Herrmann
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee George Gekas, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
District 18
Democratic primary Nominee Mike Doyle, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Craig C. Stephens
Primary results
General election
District 19
Democratic primary Nominee Jeff Sanders
Eliminated in primary John J. Moran
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Todd Platts, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
Eliminated in primary Charlie Gerow, Republican Party political strategist Albert Masland, member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives Christopher B. Reilly Dick Stewart
Primary results
General election
District 20
Democratic primary Nominee Frank Mascara, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Ronald J. Davis
Primary results
General election
District 21
Democratic primary Nominee Marc A. Flitter
Primary results
Republican primary Nominee Phil English, incumbent U.S. Representative
Primary results
General election
References
See also Pennsylvania's congressional delegations 107th United States Congress