2000Final results
2000 election for Alabama's 5th District
U.S. House · Alabama
Robert Cramer (D) won with 88.8% of the vote, defeating Alan F. Barksdale (Lib) by 78.3 points.
Robert CramerDemocrat · winner
88.8%186,059
Alan F. BarksdaleLibertarian
10.6%22,110
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%1,345
209,514 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.
Robert CramerNo Republican
$1.3M
Raised by the campaign
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$512.7K
Spent by the campaign
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$804K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000