2000Final results
2000 election for Wisconsin's 6th District
U.S. House · Wisconsin
Thomas E. Petri (R) won with 65.0% of the vote, defeating Dan Flaherty (D) by 30.1 points.
Thomas E. PetriRepublican · winner
65.0%179,205
Dan FlahertyDemocrat
34.9%96,125
275,605 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.
Dan FlahertyThomas E. Petri
$219.8K
Raised by the campaign
$643.9K
$215.1K
Spent by the campaign
$703.5K
$4.7K
Cash on hand
$502.5K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000