2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2000 election for Washington's 2nd District
U.S. House · Washington
Rick Larsen (D) won with 50.0% of the vote, defeating John Koster (R) by 4.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Rick LarsenDemocrat · winner
50.0%146,617
John KosterRepublican
45.9%134,660
Stuart AndrewsLibertarian
2.6%7,672
Glen S. JohnsonNatural Law
1.4%4,231
293,180 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.
Rick LarsenJohn Koster
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$1.6M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$4.3K
Cash on hand
$25.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Glen S. Johnson $5.6K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Rick Larsen (D)John Koster (R)
Also on the ballot: Stuart Andrews (Libertarian), 2.6%; Glen S. Johnson (Natural Law), 1.4%