2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

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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.

Quick facts Nominee, Party ...
2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

 1996
November 7, 2000
2004 
 
Nominee Michael Fisher Jim Eisenhower
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,495,253 1,991,144
Percentage 54.02% 43.10%

County results
Fisher:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%
Eisenhower:      40–50%      50–60%      70–80%

Attorney General before election

Tom Corbett
Republican

Elected Attorney General

Michael Fisher
Republican

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General election

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Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2000[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
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
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Primary Election

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Pennsylvania Attorney General primary election, 2000[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jim Eisenhower 304,097 50.8
Democratic John Morganelli 294,030 49.2
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