2000 United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia

The 2000 congressional election for the Delegate from the District of Columbia was held on November 2, 2000. The winner of the race was incumbent Eleanor Holmes Norton (D).

United States House of Representatives election in the District of Columbia, 2000

November 2, 2000

Candidate Eleanor Holmes Norton Edward Henry Wolterbeek Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 158,824 10,258 Percentage 90.43% 5.84%

Delegate before election Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic Elected Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton Democratic

Map of the District of Columbia At-Large district.

The non-voting delegate to the United States House of Representatives from the District of Columbia is elected for two-year terms.

Candidates

Incumbent Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton, a Democrat, sought re-election for a 6th full term to the United States House of Representatives. Norton was opposed in this election by Republican challenger Edward Henry Wolterbeek who received 5.84%, and Libertarian Robert D. Kampia who received 2.62%. This resulted in Norton being re-elected with 90.43% of the vote.

Results

D.C. At Large Congressional District Election (2000)[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Eleanor Holmes Norton (inc.)	158,824	90.43
	Republican	Edward Henry Wolterbeek	10,258	5.84
	Libertarian	Robert D. Kampia	4,594	2.62
	Socialist Workers	Sam Manuel	1,419	0.81
	No party	Others	536	0.31
Total votes			175,631	100.00
Turnout
	Democratic hold

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000election.pdf