2000Final results
2000 election for Idaho's 1st District
U.S. House · Idaho
Butch Otter (R) won with 64.8% of the vote, defeating Linda Pall (D) by 33.4 points.
Butch OtterRepublican · winner
64.8%173,743
Linda PallDemocrat
31.4%84,080
Ronald G. WittigLibertarian
2.3%6,093
Kevin Philip HambschReform
1.6%4,200
268,116 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.
Linda PallButch Otter
$72.3K
Raised by the campaign
$1.2M
$72.1K
Spent by the campaign
$1.2M
$202
Cash on hand
$237
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Butch Otter (R)Linda Pall (D)
Also on the ballot: Ronald G. Wittig (Libertarian), 2.3%; Kevin Philip Hambsch (Reform), 1.6%