2000Final results
2000 election for California's 1st District
U.S. House · California
Mike Thompson (D) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Russel J. "jim" Chase (R) by 37.0 points.
Mike ThompsonDemocrat · winner
65.0%155,638
Russel J. "jim" ChaseRepublican
28.0%66,987
Cheryl KreierNatural Law
3.0%7,173
Emil P. RossiLibertarian
2.7%6,376
Pamela ElizondoReform
1.3%3,161
239,335 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.
Mike ThompsonRussel J. "jim" Chase
$932.6K
Raised by the campaign
$17.1K
$851.6K
Spent by the campaign
$17.7K
$308.6K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Mike Thompson (D)Russel J. "jim" Chase (R)
Also on the ballot: Cheryl Kreier (Natural Law), 3.0%; Emil P. Rossi (Libertarian), 2.7%; Pamela Elizondo (Reform), 1.3%