2000Final results
2000 election for Pennsylvania's 5th District
U.S. House · Pennsylvania
John Peterson (R) won with 85.6% of the vote, defeating William M. Belitskus (Grn) by 77.5 points.
John PetersonRepublican · winner
85.6%147,570
William M. BelitskusGreen
8.0%13,857
Thomas A. MartinLibertarian
6.4%11,020
172,447 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.
No independentJohn Peterson
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Raised by the campaign
$429.3K
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Spent by the campaign
$413.8K
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Cash on hand
$63.9K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000