2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Utah's 2nd District
U.S. House · Utah
Jim Matheson (D) won with 55.9% of the vote, defeating Derek W. Smith (R) by 14.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim MathesonDemocrat · winner
55.9%145,021
Derek W. SmithRepublican
41.3%107,114
Bruce BangerterIndependent
1.8%4,704
Peter PixtonLibertarian
0.8%2,165
Steven Alberts VorisIndependent
0.2%597
259,601 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.
Jim MathesonDerek W. Smith
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$1.3M
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$61.4K
Cash on hand
$2.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Jim Matheson (D)Derek W. Smith (R)
Also on the ballot: Bruce Bangerter (Independent), 1.8%; Peter Pixton (Libertarian), 0.8%; Steven Alberts Voris (Independent), 0.2%