2000Final results
2000 election for Massachusetts's 6th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
John F. Tierney (D) won with 71.0% of the vote, defeating Paul McCarthy (R) by 42.1 points.
John F. TierneyDemocrat · winner
71.0%205,324
Paul McCarthyRepublican
28.9%83,501
289,043 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.
John F. TierneyPaul McCarthy
$739.1K
Raised by the campaign
$55.2K
$426.9K
Spent by the campaign
$54.4K
$327.1K
Cash on hand
$863
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000