The 2000

U.S. House of Representatives The United States House of Representatives, often referred to as the House of Representatives, the U.S. House, or simply the House, is the lower chamber of the United States Congress, with the Senate being the upper chamber. Together they ...

election for the state of North Dakota's

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather than ...

congressional district was held November 7, 2000. The incumbent, Democratic-NPL Congressman Earl Pomeroy was re-elected to his fifth term, defeating Republican candidate

John Dorso John M. Dorso (born 1943) is a North Dakota Republican Party politician who served as the North Dakota House Majority Leader from 1994 to 1999, and in the North Dakota House of Representatives from 1985 to 1999. He was also a candidate for the ...

. Only Pomeroy filed as a Dem-NPLer, and the endorsed Republican candidate was

, who was serving as the North Dakota House Majority Leader. Pomeroy and Dorso won the primary elections for their respective parties. While the election was the closest for Pomeroy since 1994, Dorso was unable to defeat the four-term congressman. Dorso's father, Carmen Dorso, died during the campaign from leukemia. Two independent candidates, Jan Shelver and Kenneth R. Loughead, also sought the seat, but had little impact on the result. Loughead had previously sought the seat in 1998 and 1996.Kenneth R. Loughead profile
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