2000Final results
2000 election for Alabama's 4th District
U.S. House · Alabama
Robert Aderholt (R) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Marsha Folsom (D) by 23.2 points.
Robert AderholtRepublican · winner
60.6%140,009
Marsha FolsomDemocrat
37.4%86,400
Craig GoodrichLibertarian
1.5%3,519
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.5%1,178
231,106 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.
Marsha FolsomRobert Aderholt
$1.2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$1.2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$2K
Cash on hand
$105.1K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000