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2000Final results

2000 election for Hawaii's 1st District

U.S. House · Hawaii

Neil Abercrombie (D) won with 69.0% of the vote, defeating Phil Meyers (R) by 40.4 points.

Neil AbercrombieDemocrat · winner
69.0%108,517
Phil MeyersRepublican
28.6%44,989
Jerry MurphyLibertarian
2.3%3,688
157,194 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

EvenD+10.31994D+3.91996D+25.21998D+40.42000D+47.92002D+29.02004

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.

Neil AbercrombiePhil Meyers
$805.1K
Raised by the campaign
$22.9K
$722.1K
Spent by the campaign
$22K
$120.4K
Cash on hand
-$264

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Dec 12, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000

The candidates

Neil Abercrombie (D)Phil Meyers (R)

Also on the ballot: Jerry Murphy (Libertarian), 2.3%