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2000 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election?

Brian Baird won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 3 Election. Brian Baird received 159,428 popular votes (56.4%). The main challenger was Trent R. Matson (40.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Baird and Matson

Baird +15.8 pts · won by 44,567 votes
Brian BairdDemocraticWINNER56.4%
159,428 votes
Trent R. MatsonRepublican40.64%
114,861 votes
Erne LewisLibertarian2.96%
8,375 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.