2000Final results
2000 election for Washington's 1st District
U.S. House · Washington
Jay Inslee (D) won with 54.6% of the vote, defeating Dan McDonald (R) by 11.9 points.
Jay InsleeDemocrat · winner
54.6%155,820
Dan McDonaldRepublican
42.6%121,823
Bruce NewmanLibertarian
2.8%7,993
285,636 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.
Jay InsleeDan McDonald
$2M
Raised by the campaign
$1.5M
$2M
Spent by the campaign
$1.5M
$7.4K
Cash on hand
$5.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000