2000 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

2000 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota

November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07)

Candidate Earl Pomeroy John Dorso Party Democratic–NPL Republican Popular vote 151,173 127,251 Percentage 52.9% 44.6%

County results Pomeroy:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Dorso:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Earl Pomeroy Democratic–NPL Elected U.S. Representative Earl Pomeroy Democratic–NPL

The 2000 U.S. House of Representatives election for the state of North Dakota's at-large congressional district was held November 7, 2000. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his fifth term, defeating Republican candidate John Dorso.

Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was John Dorso, who was serving as the North Dakota House Majority Leader. Pomeroy and Dorso won the primary elections for their respective parties.

While the election was the closest for Pomeroy since 1994, Dorso was unable to defeat the four-term congressman. Dorso's father, Carmen Dorso, died during the campaign after a battle with leukemia.

Two independent candidates, Jan Shelver and Kenneth R. Loughead, also sought the seat, but had little impact on the result. Loughead had previously sought the seat in 1998 and 1996.

Election results

North Dakota's at-large congressional district election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic–NPL	Earl Pomeroy (incumbent)	151,173	52.92
	Republican	John Dorso	127,251	44.55
	Independent	Jan Shelver	4,731	1.66
	Independent	Kenneth R. Loughead	2,481	0.87
	Write-in		22	0.01
Total votes			285,658	100.00
	Democratic–NPL hold

External links

• 2000 North Dakota U.S. House of Representatives Election results