Pennsylvania's Attorney General election was held November 7, 2000.[1] Necessary primary elections were held on April 4, 2000.[2] Incumbent Michael 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.
| Pennsylvania Attorney General election, 2000[3] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| 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% | |
| Pennsylvania Attorney General primary election, 2000[4] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
| Democratic | Jim Eisenhower | 304,097 | 50.8% | |
| Democratic | John Morganelli | 294,030 | 49.2% | |
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