Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2000

Elections in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's Attorney General election was held November 7, 2000.[1] Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000.[2] Incumbent Michael Fisher was unopposed for the Republican nomination and won a second term by a relatively comfortable margin. Jim Eisenhower, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and close confidant of Ed Rendell was the Democratic nominee; he earned a narrow victory in the party primary over John Morganelli, the District Attorney of Northampton County.

General election

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Mike Fisher 2,495,253 54.0%
Democratic Jim Eisenhower 1,991,144 43.1%
Green Tom Linzey 61,216 1.3%
Libertarian Julian Heicklen 41,519 0.9%
Constitution Jim Clymer 30,306 0.7%

Primary Election

Pennsylvania Attorney General primary election, 2000[4]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Jim Eisenhower 304,097 50.8%
Democratic John Morganelli 294,030 49.2%

References

  1. ^ "2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=2. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
  2. ^ "2000 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=12&ElectionID=1. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
  3. ^ "Pennsylvania Attorney General - 2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=2&OfficeID=5. Retrieved 2008-05-16. 
  4. ^ "Pennsylvania Attorney General - 2000 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. http://www.electionreturns.state.pa.us/ElectionsInformation.aspx?FunctionID=13&ElectionID=1&OfficeID=5. Retrieved 2008-05-16.