2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election
Pennsylvania's Attorney General election was held November 7, 2000.[1] Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000.[2] Incumbent Mike Fisher was unopposed for the Republican nomination and won a second term by a relatively comfortable margin. Jim Eisenhower, a former Assistant U.S. Attorney and close confidant of Ed Rendell was the Democratic nominee; he earned a narrow victory in the party primary over John Morganelli, the District Attorney of Northampton County.
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General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Mike Fisher | 2,495,253 | 54.0 | |
| Democratic | Jim Eisenhower | 1,991,144 | 43.1 | |
| Green | Tom Linzey | 61,216 | 1.3 | |
| Libertarian | Julian Heicklen | 41,519 | 0.9 | |
| Constitution | Jim Clymer | 30,306 | 0.7 | |
Primary Election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Jim Eisenhower | 304,097 | 50.8 | |
| Democratic | John Morganelli | 294,030 | 49.2 | |
References
- "2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-11-27. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- "2000 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- "Pennsylvania Attorney General - 2000 General Election". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
- "Pennsylvania Attorney General - 2000 General Primary". Commonwealth of PA - Elections Information. Pennsylvania Department of State. 2004. Retrieved 2008-05-16.
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