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| Midterm election | ||
| Election day | November 7, 2000 | |
|---|---|---|
| Incumbent president | Josiah Bartlet (Democratic) | |
| Next Congress | 107th | |
| Senate elections | ||
| Overall control | Republican hold | |
| Net seat change | Republican +1 | |
| House elections | ||
| Overall control | Republican hold | |
| Net seat change | Republican +2 | |
The 2000 United States Congressional Election took place on November 7, 2000, in the middle of Josiah Bartlet's first term as president.
Republicans picked up one seat in the Senate, with Morgan Mitchell defeating incumbent senator Tony Marino in Pennsylvania.[1]
In the House of Representatives, 12 incumbents were defeated, with Republicans winning 7 seats and Democrats winning 5 seats. Republicans remained in the majority.[2] The Republicans had 226 seats.[3]
Winners[]
| CANDIDATE | PARTY | DISTRICT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fuller | D | Maine | |
| McKenna | D | Pennsylvania | |
| Arnold Vinick | R | California | |
| Ramsey | R | Minnesota | |
| Morgan Mitchell | R | Pennsylvania | Defeated Tony Marino |
| CANDIDATE | PARTY | DISTRICT | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheila Fields | D | House Minority Leader | |
| Howard Van Gelt | D | North Carolina | House Minority Whip |
| Bob Russell | D | Colorado • 3rd District | |
| Matthew Santos | D | Texas • 18th District | retroactive canon |
| Andy Wyatt | D | Maryland • 5th District | |
| Mark B. Sellner | D | Massachusetts • 4th District | |
| Carol Gelsey | D | Florida | |
| Karen Kroft | D | Michigan | |
| Calhoun | D | ||
| Grant Samuels | D | ||
| Glen Allen Walken | R | Missouri • 6th District | Speaker of the House |
| Jeff Haffley | R | Washington • 5th District | House Majority Whip |
| Robert G. Mitchell | R | Ohio | |
| Joseph Bruno | R | Pennsylvania | |
| Robert Royce | R | Pennsylvania | |
| Erickson | R | Pennsylvania | |
| Darren Gibson | R | Michigan • 4th District | |
| Chuck Webb | R | California • 47th District | |
| John Heffinger | R | Oregon • 4th District |
Notes and references[]
- ↑ The Lame Duck Congress
- ↑ The Midterms
- ↑ "The Republicans are calling an 'all-hands'. We assume they'll get the full 226, plus..." - Ways and Means
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