2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 1st congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Bob Brady

|votes = 149,621

|percentage = 88.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Steven N. Kush

|votes = 19,920

|percentage = 11.7

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Chaka Fattah

|votes = 180,021

|percentage = 98.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate = Kenneth V. Krawchuk

|votes = 3,673

|percentage = 2.0

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Robert A. Borski

|votes = 130,528

|percentage = 68.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Charles F. Dougherty

|votes = 59,343

|percentage = 31.3

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 4

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 4

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Melissa Hart

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 145,390

| percentage1 = 59.0%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Terry Van Horne

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 100,995

| percentage2 = 41.0%

| map_image = 2000 PA-04 election results.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Hart: {{legend0|#ed8783|50-60%}} {{legend0|#e55651|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d02923|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Ron Klink

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Melissa Hart

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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.{{cite news | last = Ayred, Jr.| first = B. Drummond| title = Primaries in Pennsylvania Put Focus on Congressional Races| work = The New York Times| date = 2000-04-06| url = https://www.nytimes.com/2000/04/06/us/primaries-in-pennsylvania-put-focus-on-congressional-races.html}} 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.{{cite news | last = Bair| first = Jeffrey| title = GOP makes issue out of 1994 racial slur | work = Pittsburgh Post Gazette| publisher = PG Publishing Co.| date = 2000-04-06| url =http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20000406elect9.asp}}{{cite news | last = Norman| first = Tony| title = A race to play the race card | work = Pittsburgh Post Gazette| publisher = PG Publishing Co.| date = 2000-04-11| url =http://www.post-gazette.com/columnists/20000411tony.asp}}

The race was expected to be a close one, with accusations of illegal phone calls, stolen signs, and misleading mailers sent to constituents.{{cite news | last = Roddy| first = Dennis| title = Election 2000: It's more fun when every vote counts | work = Pittsburgh Post Gazette| publisher = PG Publishing Co.| date = 2000-11-05| url = http://www.post-gazette.com/headlines/20001105electionnat5.asp}} Surrogates for both candidates, funded with soft money, aired television advertisements throughout the Western Pennsylvania district.{{cite news | last = Roddy| first = Dennis| title = Hart, Van Horne debate 'soft money' | work = Pittsburgh Post Gazette| publisher = PG Publishing Co.| date = 2000-09-20| url = http://www.post-gazette.com/regionstate/20000920debate8.asp}} 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.

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Melissa Hart

|votes = 145,390

|percentage = 59.0

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Terry E. Van Horne

|votes = 100,995

|percentage = 41.0

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 5th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = John E. Peterson

|votes = 147,570

|percentage = 82.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate = Thomas A. Martin

|votes = 17,020

|percentage = 9.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Green Party (US)

|candidate = William M. Belitskus

|votes = 13,857

|percentage = 7.8

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 6

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 6

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Tim Holden

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 140,084

| percentage1 = 66.3%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Thomas G. Kopel

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 71,227

| percentage2 = 33.7%

| map_image = 2000 PA-06 election results.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Holden: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60-70%}} {{legend0|#4170cd|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Tim Holden

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Tim Holden

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

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

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Tim Holden (incumbent)

|votes = 140,084

|percentage = 66.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Thomas G. Kopel

|votes = 71,227

|percentage = 33.7

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 7th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Curt Weldon

|votes = 172,569

|percentage = 64.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Peter A. Lennon

|votes = 93,687

|percentage = 35.2

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 8th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Jim Greenwood

|votes = 154,090

|percentage = 59.2

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ronald L. Strouse

|votes = 100,617

|percentage = 38.7

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Reform Party (United States)

|candidate = Phillip C. Holmen

|votes = 5,394

|percentage = 2.1

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 9th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Bud Shuster

|votes = 184,401

|percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 10

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 10

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Don Sherwood

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 124,830

| percentage1 = 52.6%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Pat Casey

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 112,580

| percentage2 = 47.4%

| map_image = 2000 PA-10 election results.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Holden: {{legend0|#ed8783|50-60%}} {{legend0|#e55651|60-70%}} {{legend0|#d02923|70-80%}}
Casey: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60-70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Don Sherwood

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Don Sherwood

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Don Sherwood (incumbent)

|votes = 124,830

|percentage = 52.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Pat Casey

|votes = 112,580

|percentage = 47.4

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 11

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 11

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Paul E. Kanjorski

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 131,948

| percentage1 = 66.4%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Stephen A. Urban

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 66,699

| percentage2 = 33.6%

| map_image = 2000 PA-11 election results.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Kanjorski: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60-70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Paul E. Kanjorski

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Paul E. Kanjorski

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Paul E. Kanjorski (incumbent)

|votes = 131,948

|percentage = 66.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Stephen A. Urban

|votes = 66,699

|percentage = 33.6

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 12

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 12

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = John Murtha

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 145,538

| percentage1 = 70.8%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Bill Choby

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 56,575

| percentage2 = 27.5%

| map_image = 2000 PA-12 election results.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Murtha: {{legend0|#678cd7|60-70%}} {{legend0|#4170cd|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = John Murtha

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = John Murtha

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = John P. Murtha

|votes = 145,538

|percentage = 70.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Bill Choby

|votes = 56,575

|percentage = 27.5

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Reform Party (United States)

|candidate = James N. O'Neil

|votes = 3,324

|percentage = 1.6

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=[General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 13th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Joseph M. Hoeffel

|votes = 146,026

|percentage = 52.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Stewart J. Greenleaf

|votes = 126,501

|percentage = 45.7

}}{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Libertarian Party (US)

|candidate = Ken Cavanaugh

|votes = 4224

|percentage = 1.5

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=[General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 14th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = William J. Coyne

|votes = 147,533

|percentage = 100.0

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 15

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 15

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Pat Toomey

| party1 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 118,307

| percentage1 = 53.3%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Ed O'Brien

| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 103,864

| percentage2 = 46.7%

| map_image = 2000 PA-15 election results.svg

| map_size = 200px

| map_caption = County results
Toomey: {{legend0|#ed8783|50-60%}} {{legend0|#e55651|60-70%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Pat Toomey

| before_party = Republican Party (United States)

| after_election = Pat Toomey

| after_party = Republican Party (United States)

}}

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

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Pat Toomey

|votes = 118,307

|percentage = 53.3

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Ed O'Brien

|votes = 103,864

|percentage = 46.7

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 16th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Joseph R. Pitts

|votes = 162,403

|percentage = 66.9

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Bob Yorczyk

|votes = 80,177

|percentage = 33.1

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 17th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = George W. Gekas

|votes = 166,236

|percentage = 71.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Leslye Hess Herrmann

|votes = 66,190

|percentage = 28.5

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 18th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Michael F. Doyle

|votes = 156,131

|percentage = 69.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Craig C. Stevens

|votes = 68,798

|percentage = 30.6

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 19th congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Todd Platts

|votes = 168,722

|percentage = 72.6

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Jeff Sanders

|votes = 61538

|percentage = 26.5

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Constitution Party (US)

|candidate = Michael L. Paoletta

|votes = 2234

|percentage = 1.0

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2000 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district election

| country = Pennsylvania

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 20

| previous_year = 1998

| next_election = 2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania#District 20

| next_year = 2002

| election_date =

| image1 = x150px

| nominee1 = Frank Mascara

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| popular_vote1 = 145,131

| percentage1 = 64.4%

| image2 = File:3x4.svg

| nominee2 = Thomas G. Kopel

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| popular_vote2 = 80,312

| percentage2 = 35.6%

| map_image = 2000 PA-20 election results.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Mascara: {{legend0|#8da9e2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#678cd7|60-70%}} {{legend0|#4170cd|70-80%}}

| title = U.S. Representative

| before_election = Frank Mascara

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Frank Mascara

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Frank Mascara (Incumbent)

|votes = 145,131

|percentage = 64.4

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Ronald J. Davis

|votes = 80,312

|percentage = 35.6

}}{{Election box end}}

{{clear}}

{{Election box begin no change| title=General Election 2000: Pennsylvania's 21st congressional district}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Republican Party (US)

|candidate = Phil English

|votes = 135164

|percentage = 60.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|

|party = Democratic Party (US)

|candidate = Marc A. Flitter

|votes = 87018

|percentage = 39.2

}}{{Election box end}}

{{Reflist}}

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

{{United States general elections, 2000}}

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