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2000 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election

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Who won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election?

Jennifer Dunn won the 2000 Washington U.S. House District 8 Election. Jennifer Dunn received 183,255 popular votes (62.23%). The main challenger was Heidi Behrens-Benedict (35.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Dunn and Behrens-Benedict

Dunn +26.6 pts · won by 78,311 votes
Jennifer DunnRepublicanWINNER62.23%
183,255 votes
Heidi Behrens-BenedictDemocratic35.64%
104,944 votes
Bernard McIlroyLibertarian2.13%
6,269 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.