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2000 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election

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Who won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election?

George R. Nethercutt won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 5 Election. George R. Nethercutt received 144,038 popular votes (57.34%). The main challenger was Tom Keefe (38.89%).

See the full head-to-head between Nethercutt and Keefe

Nethercutt +18.5 pts · won by 46,335 votes
George R. NethercuttRepublicanWINNER57.34%
144,038 votes
Tom KeefeDemocratic38.89%
97,703 votes
Greg HolmesLibertarian3.77%
9,473 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.