2000Final results
2000 election for California's 40th District
U.S. House · California
Jerry Lewis (R) won with 79.9% of the vote, defeating Frank N. Schmit (Nlp) by 69.9 points.
Jerry LewisRepublican · winner
79.9%151,069
Frank N. SchmitNatural Law
10.1%19,029
Marion J. LindbergLibertarian
10.0%18,924
189,022 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 independentJerry Lewis
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Raised by the campaign
$764.6K
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Spent by the campaign
$816.6K
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Cash on hand
$978.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000