2000 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota explained

Country:North Dakota
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1998 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
Previous Year:1998
Next Election:2002 United States House of Representatives election in North Dakota
Next Year:2002
Image Upright:0.5
Image1:Pomeroy.jpg
Candidate1:Earl Pomeroy
Party1:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
Popular Vote1:151,173
Percentage1:52.9%
Candidate2:John Dorso
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:127,251
Percentage2:44.6%
Map Size:250px
U.S. Representative
Before Election:Earl Pomeroy
Before Party:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party
After Election:Earl Pomeroy
After Party:North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party

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 from 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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Official Results Primary Election . . September 8, 2018 . June 13, 2000.
  2. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=GF&s_site=grandforks&p_multi=GF&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB6E77860C1A83A&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM John Dorso's Father Dies
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/CandidateDetail.html?CandidateID=1426 Kenneth R. Loughead profile