2000Final results
2000 election for Indiana's 5th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Stephen Buyer (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Greg Goodnight (D) by 23.3 points.
Stephen BuyerRepublican · winner
60.9%132,051
Greg GoodnightDemocrat
37.5%81,427
Scott BensonLibertarian
1.6%3,507
216,985 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.
Greg GoodnightStephen Buyer
$459.1K
Raised by the campaign
$705.6K
$455.1K
Spent by the campaign
$720.7K
$4K
Cash on hand
$21.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000