2000Final results
2000 election for Hawaii's 2nd District
U.S. House · Hawaii
Patsy Mink (D) won with 61.6% of the vote, defeating Russ Francis (R) by 25.6 points.
Patsy MinkDemocrat · winner
61.6%112,856
Russ FrancisRepublican
36.0%65,906
Lawrence G. K. DuquesneLibertarian
2.4%4,468
183,230 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.
Patsy MinkRuss Francis
$348.4K
Raised by the campaign
$200K
$337.4K
Spent by the campaign
$195.4K
$95.6K
Cash on hand
$4.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Nov 27, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000