2000Final results
2000 election for Arizona's 1st District
U.S. House · Arizona
Jeff Flake (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating David Mendoza (D) by 11.2 points.
Jeff FlakeRepublican · winner
53.6%123,289
David MendozaDemocrat
42.4%97,455
Jon BurroughsLibertarian
4.0%9,227
229,971 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.
David MendozaJeff Flake
$78K
Raised by the campaign
$558.5K
$74.5K
Spent by the campaign
$505.2K
$4.7K
Cash on hand
$61.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000