2000Final results
2000 election for Arizona's 2nd District
U.S. House · Arizona
Ed Pastor (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Bill Barenholtz (R) by 41.6 points.
Ed PastorDemocrat · winner
68.5%84,034
Bill BarenholtzRepublican
26.9%32,990
Geoffrey WeberLibertarian
2.6%3,169
Barbara ShelorNatural Law
2.0%2,412
122,605 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.
Ed PastorBill Barenholtz
$743.2K
Raised by the campaign
$85.2K
$569.6K
Spent by the campaign
$90.3K
$403.2K
Cash on hand
$78
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Dec 8, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Ed Pastor (D)Bill Barenholtz (R)
Also on the ballot: Geoffrey Weber (Libertarian), 2.6%; Barbara Shelor (Natural Law), 2.0%