2000Final results
2000 election for Oregon's 1st District
U.S. House · Oregon
David Wu (D) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Charles Starr (R) by 20.3 points.
David WuDemocrat · winner
58.3%176,902
Charles StarrRepublican
38.0%115,303
Beth A. KingLibertarian
3.6%10,858
303,521 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.
David WuCharles Starr
$1.7M
Raised by the campaign
$285.1K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$283.3K
$207.9K
Cash on hand
$3.8K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000