2000Final results
2000 election for Indiana's 6th District
U.S. House · Indiana
Dan Burton (R) won with 70.3% of the vote, defeating Darin Patrick Griesey (D) by 43.9 points.
Dan BurtonRepublican · winner
70.3%199,207
Darin Patrick GrieseyDemocrat
26.4%74,881
Joe HauptmannLibertarian
3.2%9,087
283,175 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.
Darin Patrick GrieseyDan Burton
$9.2K
Raised by the campaign
$713.5K
$9.1K
Spent by the campaign
$622.4K
$38
Cash on hand
$1M
Other candidates' campaigns: Joe Hauptmann $19.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000