2000Final results
2000 election for California's 28th District
U.S. House · California
David Dreier (R) won with 56.8% of the vote, defeating Janice M. Nelson (D) by 16.9 points.
David DreierRepublican · winner
56.8%116,557
Janice M. NelsonDemocrat
39.9%81,804
Randall G. WeissbuchLibertarian
1.4%2,823
Lawrence AllisonNatural Law
1.0%2,083
Joe "jay" HaytasAmerican Independent
0.9%1,932
205,199 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.
Janice M. NelsonDavid Dreier
$188.4K
Raised by the campaign
$805.4K
$188.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.4K
Cash on hand
$2.3M
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
David Dreier (R)Janice M. Nelson (D)
Also on the ballot: Randall G. Weissbuch (Libertarian), 1.4%; Lawrence Allison (Natural Law), 1.0%; Joe "jay" Haytas (American Independent), 0.9%