2000Final results
2000 election for Washington's 5th District
U.S. House · Washington
George Nethercutt (R) won with 57.3% of the vote, defeating Tom Keefe (D) by 18.4 points.
George NethercuttRepublican · winner
57.3%144,038
Tom KeefeDemocrat
38.9%97,703
Greg HolmesLibertarian
3.8%9,473
251,214 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.
Tom KeefeGeorge Nethercutt
$652.5K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$651.2K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$1.2K
Cash on hand
$14.6K
Other candidates' campaigns: Greg Holmes $5.7K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000