2000Final results
2000 election for Wisconsin's 2nd District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Tammy Baldwin (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating John Sharpless (R) by 2.8 points.
Tammy BaldwinDemocrat · winner
51.4%163,534
John SharplessRepublican
48.6%154,632
318,380 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.
Tammy BaldwinJohn Sharpless
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$777.1K
$1.7M
Spent by the campaign
$796.2K
$15.9K
Cash on hand
$8.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000