2000Final results
2000 election for California's 2nd District
U.S. House · California
Wally Herger (R) won with 65.7% of the vote, defeating Stan Morgan (D) by 37.6 points.
Wally HergerRepublican · winner
65.7%168,172
Stan MorganDemocrat
28.2%72,075
John McDermottNatural Law
3.5%8,910
Charles R. MartinLibertarian
2.6%6,699
255,856 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.
No DemocratWally Herger
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Raised by the campaign
$692.9K
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Spent by the campaign
$664.4K
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Cash on hand
$502.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Wally Herger (R)Stan Morgan (D)
Also on the ballot: John McDermott (Natural Law), 3.5%; Charles R. Martin (Libertarian), 2.6%