2000Final results
2000 election for Washington's 3rd District
U.S. House · Washington
Brian Baird (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Trent R. Matson (R) by 15.8 points.
Brian BairdDemocrat · winner
56.4%159,428
Trent R. MatsonRepublican
40.6%114,861
Erne LewisLibertarian
3.0%8,375
282,664 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.
Brian BairdTrent R. Matson
$1.4M
Raised by the campaign
$495K
$1.4M
Spent by the campaign
$487.6K
$84.7K
Cash on hand
$7.4K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000