2000Final results
2000 election for Massachusetts's 9th District
U.S. House · Massachusetts
John Moakley (D) won with 77.6% of the vote, defeating Janet E. Jeghelian (R) by 58.0 points.
John MoakleyDemocrat · winner
77.6%193,020
Janet E. JeghelianRepublican
19.6%48,672
David A. RosaIndependent
2.8%6,998
248,756 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 MoakleyJanet E. Jeghelian
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$22.4K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$19.8K
$539.7K
Cash on hand
$11
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000