2000Final results
2000 election for Washington's 8th District
U.S. House · Washington
Jennifer Dunn (R) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Heidi Behrens-Benedict (D) by 26.6 points.
Jennifer DunnRepublican · winner
62.2%183,255
Heidi Behrens-BenedictDemocrat
35.6%104,944
Bernard McIlroyLibertarian
2.1%6,269
294,468 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.
Heidi Behrens-BenedictJennifer Dunn
$371.4K
Raised by the campaign
$1.7M
$377.8K
Spent by the campaign
$1.7M
$1.6K
Cash on hand
$72.7K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000