2000Final results
2000 election for Alabama's 7th District
U.S. House · Alabama
Earl Hilliard (D) won with 74.6% of the vote, defeating Ed Martin (R) by 51.4 points.
Earl HilliardDemocrat · winner
74.6%148,243
Ed MartinRepublican
23.2%46,134
Ken HagerLibertarian
1.9%3,829
198,633 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.
Earl HilliardEd Martin
$483K
Raised by the campaign
$18.7K
$484.6K
Spent by the campaign
$18.4K
$8.1K
Cash on hand
$231
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Jan 31, 2001.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000