The 2000 Pierce County Executive election took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican County Executive Doug Sutherland was term-limited and could not seek re-election to a third term, and instead successfully ran for Commissioner of Public Lands.[1]
Two candidates ran to succeed Sutherland: Democrat John Ladenburg, the County Prosecuting Attorney, and Republican Jan Shabro, a County Councilwoman. The News Tribune praised both Ladenburg and Shabro as "two capable executive candidates," but ultimately endorsed Ladenburg, concluding that his management experience running the prosecutor's office was a "formidable advantage."[2]
Ladenburg ultimately defeated Shabro in a landslide, receiving 60 percent of the vote to Shabro's 40 percent.[3]
