2000Final results
2000 election for California's 8th District
U.S. House · California
Nancy Pelosi (D) won with 84.4% of the vote, defeating Adam Sparks (R) by 72.7 points.
Nancy PelosiDemocrat · winner
84.4%181,847
Adam SparksRepublican
11.7%25,298
Erik BaumanLibertarian
2.6%5,645
David SmithsteinNatural Law
1.2%2,638
215,428 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.
Nancy PelosiNo Republican
$410.5K
Raised by the campaign
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$608.3K
Spent by the campaign
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$35.8K
Cash on hand
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Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Nancy Pelosi (D)Adam Sparks (R)
Also on the ballot: Erik Bauman (Libertarian), 2.6%; David Smithstein (Natural Law), 1.2%