2000Final results
2000 election for California's 4th District
U.S. House · California
John Doolittle (R) won with 63.4% of the vote, defeating Mark A. Norberg (D) by 32.0 points.
John DoolittleRepublican · winner
63.4%197,503
Mark A. NorbergDemocrat
31.5%97,974
William Fritz FreyLibertarian
3.0%9,494
Robert E. RayNatural Law
2.1%6,452
311,423 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.
Mark A. NorbergJohn Doolittle
$15.1K
Raised by the campaign
$555.1K
$14.5K
Spent by the campaign
$587.7K
$0
Cash on hand
$69.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
John Doolittle (R)Mark A. Norberg (D)
Also on the ballot: William Fritz Frey (Libertarian), 3.0%; Robert E. Ray (Natural Law), 2.1%