2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 12th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
John Murtha (D) won with 70.8% of the vote, defeating Bill Choby (R) by 43.3 points.
John MurthaDemocrat · winner
70.8%145,538
Bill ChobyRepublican
27.5%56,575
James N. O'NeilReform
1.6%3,324
205,437 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 MurthaBill Choby
$918.1K
Raised by the campaign
$8.3K
$968.5K
Spent by the campaign
$8.3K
$103.1K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000