2000 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2000 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election?

John W. Olver won the 2000 Massachusetts U.S. House District 1 Election. John W. Olver received 169,375 popular votes (65.32%). The main challenger was Peter J. Abair (28.38%).

See the full head-to-head between Olver and Abair

Olver +36.9 pts · won by 95,795 votes
169,375 votes
73,580 votes
Robert L. Potvinunenrolled1.99%
5,157 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 4.3% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.