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2000 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election

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Who won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election?

Jim McDermott won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 7 Election. Jim McDermott received 193,470 popular votes (72.79%). The main challenger was Joe Szwaja (19.62%).

See the full head-to-head between McDermott and Szwaja

McDermott +53.2 pts · won by 141,328 votes
Jim McDermottDemocraticWINNER72.79%
193,470 votes
Joe SzwajaGreen19.62%
52,142 votes
Joel GrusLibertarian7.6%
20,197 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.