2000Final results
2000 election for New Jersey's 6th District
U.S. House · New Jersey
Frank Pallone (D) won with 67.5% of the vote, defeating Brian T. Kennedy (R) by 37.8 points.
Frank PalloneDemocrat · winner
67.5%141,698
Brian T. KennedyRepublican
29.8%62,454
Earl GrayIndependent
2.0%4,252
Karen ZaletelIndependent
0.5%1,120
Sylvia KuzmakIndependent
0.2%328
209,852 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.
Frank PalloneBrian T. Kennedy
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$39.8K
$863.2K
Spent by the campaign
$37.1K
$280.4K
Cash on hand
$1.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Frank Pallone (D)Brian T. Kennedy (R)
Also on the ballot: Earl Gray (Independent), 2.0%; Karen Zaletel (Independent), 0.5%; Sylvia Kuzmak (Independent), 0.2%