2000Final results
2000 election for North Dakota's at-large District
U.S. House · North Dakota
Earl Pomeroy (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating John Dorso (R) by 8.4 points.
Earl PomeroyDemocrat · winner
52.9%151,173
John DorsoRepublican
44.5%127,251
Jan ShelverIndependent
1.7%4,731
Kenneth R. LougheadIndependent
0.9%2,481
285,658 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.
Earl PomeroyJohn Dorso
$997.3K
Raised by the campaign
$452.8K
$1.1M
Spent by the campaign
$448.8K
$4K
Cash on hand
$7.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Earl Pomeroy (D)John Dorso (R)
Also on the ballot: Jan Shelver (Independent), 1.7%; Kenneth R. Loughead (Independent), 0.9%