Iowa — 2000 Election Results
Certified returns for every federal race in Iowa in 2000, as published by the Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives. 5 of 5 congressional races match the totals printed in the Clerk's own recapitulation.
President
Presidential electors — votes by party line
| Party line | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Democratic | 638,517 | 47.2% |
| Republican | 634,373 | 46.9% |
| Independent | 37,459 | 2.8% |
| Green | 29,374 | 2.2% |
| Reform | 5,731 | 0.4% |
| Libertarian | 3,209 | 0.2% |
| By Petition (Natural Law candidate) | 2,281 | 0.2% |
| Scattering | 1,168 | 0.1% |
| Constitution | 613 | 0.0% |
| Socialist Workers | 190 | 0.0% |
| Socialist | 107 | 0.0% |
| Total | 1,353,022 |
The Clerk reports presidential returns by the party line of each slate of electors. Candidate-level results are on the 2000 election page.
U.S. House of Representatives
District 1
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| James A. Leach | Republican | 164,972 | 61.8% |
| Bob Simpson | Democrat | 96,283 | 36.1% |
| Russ Madden | Libertarian | 5,564 | 2.1% |
| Scattering | 171 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 266,990 |
District 2
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jim Nussle | Republican | 139,906 | 55.4% |
| Donna L. Smith | Democrat | 110,327 | 43.7% |
| Albert W. Schoeman | Libertarian | 2,288 | 0.9% |
| Scattering | 46 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 252,567 |
District 3
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leonard L. Boswell | Democrat | 156,327 | 62.8% |
| Jay Marcus | Republican | 83,810 | 33.7% |
| Sue Atkinson | Independence | 5,563 | 2.2% |
| Joe Seehusen | Libertarian | 2,263 | 0.9% |
| Jim Hennager | Earth Federation | 851 | 0.3% |
| Scattering | 112 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 248,926 |
District 4
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greg Ganske | Republican | 169,267 | 61.4% |
| Michael L. Huston | Democrat | 101,112 | 36.7% |
| Steve Zimmerman | Libertarian | 4,552 | 1.7% |
| Edwin B. Fruit | Socialist Workers | 612 | 0.2% |
| Scattering | 102 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 275,645 |
District 5
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Latham | Republican | 159,367 | 68.8% |
| Mike Palecek | Democrat | 67,593 | 29.2% |
| Ben L. Olson | Libertarian | 2,875 | 1.2% |
| Ray Holtorf | Nonpartisan | 1,917 | 0.8% |
| Scattering | 54 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 231,806 |
Source
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 2000 — Official source · Archived copy
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Shares are of all votes listed for the race, including write-ins and, where a state reports them, blank and void ballots.