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2000Final results

2000 election for Pennsylvania's 6th District

U.S. House · Pennsylvania

Tim Holden (D) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Thomas G. Kopel (R) by 32.6 points.

Tim HoldenDemocrat · winner
66.3%140,084
Thomas G. KopelRepublican
33.7%71,227
211,311 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

EvenD+13.51994D+17.91996D+22.01998D+32.62000R+2.72002R+2.02004

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.

Tim HoldenThomas G. Kopel
$537.7K
Raised by the campaign
$31.4K
$417.1K
Spent by the campaign
$30.9K
$235.5K
Cash on hand
$464

Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.

Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000