2000Final results
2000 election for Washington's 9th District
U.S. House · Washington
Adam Smith (D) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Chris Vance (R) by 26.7 points.
Adam SmithDemocrat · winner
61.7%135,452
Chris VanceRepublican
35.0%76,766
Jonathan V. WrightLibertarian
3.4%7,405
219,623 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.
Adam SmithChris Vance
$1.1M
Raised by the campaign
$668.5K
$1M
Spent by the campaign
$683K
$47.8K
Cash on hand
$17.6K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000