2000Final results
2000 election for Connecticut's 1st District
U.S. House · Connecticut
John B. Larson (D) won with 71.9% of the vote, defeating Bob Backlund (R) by 43.8 points.
John B. LarsonDemocrat · winner
71.9%151,932
Bob BacklundRepublican
28.1%59,331
211,263 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.
John B. LarsonBob Backlund
$768.6K
Raised by the campaign
$82.8K
$755.4K
Spent by the campaign
$69K
$60.9K
Cash on hand
$13.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000