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2000 Nevada U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2000 Nevada U.S. House District 2 Election?

Jim Gibbons won the 2000 Nevada U.S. House District 2 Election. Jim Gibbons received 229,608 popular votes (64.24%). The main challenger was Tierney Cahill (29.76%).

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Gibbons +34.5 pts · won by 123,229 votes
Jim GibbonsRepublicanWINNER64.24%
229,608 votes
Tierney CahillDemocratic29.76%
106,379 votes
Daniel M. HansenIndependent1.56%
5,582 votes
A. Charles LawsGreen1.55%
5,547 votes
Terry SavageLibertarian1.49%
5,343 votes
Ken Brennemancitizens first0.66%
2,367 votes
Robert W. Winquistnatural law0.32%
1,143 votes
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.