2000Final results
2000 election for Colorado's 5th District
U.S. House · Colorado
Joel Hefley (R) won with 82.7% of the vote, defeating Kerry Kantor (Lib) by 70.4 points.
Joel HefleyRepublican · winner
82.7%253,330
Kerry KantorLibertarian
12.3%37,719
Randy MackenzieNatural Law
5.0%15,260
306,309 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 independentJoel Hefley
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Raised by the campaign
$135K
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Spent by the campaign
$127.3K
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Cash on hand
$93.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000