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2000Final results

2000 election for Florida's 9th District

U.S. House · Florida

Gus Bilirakis (R) won with 81.9% of the vote, defeating Jon Duffey (Ref) by 63.8 points.

Gus BilirakisRepublican · winner
81.9%210,318
18.1%46,474
256,794 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

EvenR+41.71986R+16.21990R+17.91992R+37.31996R+42.92002R+11.82006

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.

Jon DuffeyGus Bilirakis
$13.7K
Raised by the campaign
$528.5K
$13.3K
Spent by the campaign
$518.1K
$445
Cash on hand
$263.8K

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000