2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

2000 Pennsylvania Attorney General election

November 7, 2000

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

Pennsylvania's Attorney General election was held November 7, 2000. Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000. 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.

General election

Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2000

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

Primary Election

Pennsylvania Attorney General primary election, 2000

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jim Eisenhower	304,097	50.8
	Democratic	John Morganelli	294,030	49.2