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2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Pennsylvania
Majority party
Minority party
Party
Republican
Democratic
Last election
10
11
Seats won
11
10
Seat change
District results County results
Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
Democratic
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
>90%
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]
2000 Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district election
County results Hart: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
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.[ 2] 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] soft money , aired television advertisements throughout the Western Pennsylvania district.[ 6] John McCain and Democratic Congressman Patrick J. Kennedy of Rhode Island, visited the area to advocate for their party's candidates.[ 5]
2000 Pennsylvania's 6th congressional district election
County results Holden: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Incumbent Democratic Representative Tim Holden ran for re-election, defeating Republican Thomas Kopel.
2000 Pennsylvania's 10th congressional district election
County results Holden: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%Casey: 50-60% 60-70%
2000 Pennsylvania's 11th congressional district election
County results Kanjorski: 50-60% 60-70%
2000 Pennsylvania's 12th congressional district election
County results Murtha: 60-70% 70-80%
2000 Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district election
County results Toomey: 50-60% 60-70%
Incumbent Republican Representative Pat Toomey was re-elected to a second term, defeating Democrat Ed O'Brien.
2000 Pennsylvania's 20th congressional district election
County results Mascara: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
^ "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. ^ a b 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.
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