2000Final results
2000 election for Ohio's 1st District
U.S. House · Ohio
Steve Chabot (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating John Cranley (D) by 8.4 points.
Steve ChabotRepublican · winner
53.0%116,768
John CranleyDemocrat
44.6%98,328
David A. GroshoffLibertarian
1.5%3,399
Richard L. StevensonNatural Law
0.9%1,933
220,428 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 CranleySteve Chabot
$469.6K
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$466.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$3.4K
Cash on hand
$44.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Steve Chabot (R)John Cranley (D)
Also on the ballot: David A. Groshoff (Libertarian), 1.5%; Richard L. Stevenson (Natural Law), 0.9%