United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota, 2000

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.^[1]

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

Election results

North Dakota's At-large congressional district election, 2000[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	Earl Pomeroy (inc.)	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-ins		22	0.01%
Totals			285,658	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

1. ^ North Dakota Secretary of State, [1]
2. ^ John Dorso's Father Dies
3. ^ Kenneth R. Loughead profile
4. ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#34

External links

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