2000Final results
2000 election for Alabama's 3rd District
U.S. House · Alabama
Bob Riley (R) won with 86.9% of the vote, defeating John Sophocleus (Lib) by 74.4 points.
Bob RileyRepublican · winner
86.9%147,317
John SophocleusLibertarian
12.5%21,119
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%1,083
169,519 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
No independentBob Riley
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Raised by the campaign
$916K
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Spent by the campaign
$735.1K
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Cash on hand
$160.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000