2000Final results
2000 election for Missouri's 4th District
U.S. House · Missouri
Ike Skelton (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating James A. "jim" Noland (R) by 35.7 points.
Ike SkeltonDemocrat · winner
66.9%180,634
James A. "jim" NolandRepublican
31.3%84,406
Thomas L. KnappLibertarian
1.1%2,878
James Edward RinehartReform
0.7%1,971
269,889 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.
Ike SkeltonJames A. "jim" Noland
$651.3K
Raised by the campaign
$11.3K
$624.6K
Spent by the campaign
$11.3K
$268.7K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000; FEC, through Dec 7, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Ike Skelton (D)James A. "jim" Noland (R)
Also on the ballot: Thomas L. Knapp (Libertarian), 1.1%; James Edward Rinehart (Reform), 0.7%