2000Final results
2000 election for Arizona's 3rd District
U.S. House · Arizona
Robert Stump (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Gene Scharer (D) by 34.3 points.
Robert StumpRepublican · winner
65.7%198,367
Gene ScharerDemocrat
31.4%94,676
Edward R. CarlsonLibertarian
3.0%8,927
301,970 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.
Gene ScharerRobert Stump
$7.3K
Raised by the campaign
$419.8K
$7.2K
Spent by the campaign
$377.4K
$30
Cash on hand
$117.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000