2000Final results
2000 election for Florida's 5th District
U.S. House · Florida
Karen Thurman (D) won with 64.3% of the vote, defeating Pete Enwall (R) by 28.5 points.
Karen ThurmanDemocrat · winner
64.3%180,338
Pete EnwallRepublican
35.7%100,244
280,598 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.
Karen ThurmanPete Enwall
$632.1K
Raised by the campaign
$301.6K
$623.7K
Spent by the campaign
$301.6K
$44.5K
Cash on hand
$58
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000