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The 'U.S. Senate election, 2000' was an election for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate which coincided with the election of George W. Bush as president. It featured a number of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party, which gained four net seats from the Republican Party in the Senate. (Democrats had already gained one seat since the 1998 elections when Zell B. Miller (D-Ga.) was appointed following the death of Paul M. Coverdell (R-Ga.).)
This was six years after many Republicans had won seats in Senate Class 1 during the elections of 1994, and it was this group who were seeking reelection or retiring in 2000. Because such a large number of these seats were being defended by Republicans, most of the races that were considered to be in play were won by challenging Democrats. They defeated Republican senators William Roth (R-Del.), Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), Rod Grams (R-Minn.), John Ashcroft (R-Mo.), and Slade Gorton (R-Wash.), as well as winning the open seat in Florida. Ashcroft's defeat was noteworthy in that his opponent, Mel Carnahan, had died before the election, but still won. (The Democratic governor had promised to appoint Carnahan's wife to the seat if he won). The Republicans did defeat one incumbent, Chuck Robb (D-Va.), and win an open seat in Nevada.
This left the Senate a 50-50 tie between Republicans and Democrats, which meant Republicans could control the chamber with the tie-breaking vote of new Vice President Richard B. Cheney. However, before Cheney was inaugurated on January 20, after the new Senators took office on January 3, Al Gore was still the Vice President, which meant that the Democrats had the majority during that time. This state of affairs lasted until Jim Jeffords of Vermont left the Republican Party and became an independent who caucused with the Democrats.
1 Totals do not include participating voters who declined to cast a vote for U.S. Senate. Candidates in the Georgia Special Election to fill the seat of deceased Senator Paul Coverdell were required to be non-partisan. However, Zell Miller and Mack Mattingly were added to the Democratic and Republican columns respectively and all the other candidates were added to the Independent column.
'Bold' = Winning candidate
'' = Democratic Gain
'' = Republican Gain
'' = Retiring Senator
1 special election held due to death of Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.) -- next regular election held in 2004.
2 Chafee had been appointed on November 2, 1999, following the death of his father, John Chafee (R-R.I.).
★ United States presidential election, 2000
★ United States House elections, 2000
★ New York United States Senate election, 2000
The 'U.S. Senate election, 2000' was an election for one-third of the seats in the United States Senate which coincided with the election of George W. Bush as president. It featured a number of fiercely contested elections that resulted in a victory for the Democratic Party, which gained four net seats from the Republican Party in the Senate. (Democrats had already gained one seat since the 1998 elections when Zell B. Miller (D-Ga.) was appointed following the death of Paul M. Coverdell (R-Ga.).)
This was six years after many Republicans had won seats in Senate Class 1 during the elections of 1994, and it was this group who were seeking reelection or retiring in 2000. Because such a large number of these seats were being defended by Republicans, most of the races that were considered to be in play were won by challenging Democrats. They defeated Republican senators William Roth (R-Del.), Spencer Abraham (R-Mich.), Rod Grams (R-Minn.), John Ashcroft (R-Mo.), and Slade Gorton (R-Wash.), as well as winning the open seat in Florida. Ashcroft's defeat was noteworthy in that his opponent, Mel Carnahan, had died before the election, but still won. (The Democratic governor had promised to appoint Carnahan's wife to the seat if he won). The Republicans did defeat one incumbent, Chuck Robb (D-Va.), and win an open seat in Nevada.
This left the Senate a 50-50 tie between Republicans and Democrats, which meant Republicans could control the chamber with the tie-breaking vote of new Vice President Richard B. Cheney. However, before Cheney was inaugurated on January 20, after the new Senators took office on January 3, Al Gore was still the Vice President, which meant that the Democrats had the majority during that time. This state of affairs lasted until Jim Jeffords of Vermont left the Republican Party and became an independent who caucused with the Democrats.
| Contents |
| Results summary |
| Senate contests in 2000 |
| See also |
| Senate composition before and after elections |
Results summary
| Parties | Breakdown | Total Seats | Popular Vote | Total Candidates | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up | Elected | Not Up | 1998 | '2000 | +/- | Vote | % | General1 | |||
| Republican Party | 19 | 15 | 35 | 54 | 50 | -4 | 37,645,909 | 47.736% | 34 | ||
| Democratic Party | 15 | 19 | 31 | 46 | 50 | +4 | 38,164,089 | 48.393% | 33 | ||
| Independent | - | - | - | - | - | - | 438,689 | 0.556% | 24 | ||
| Libertarian Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,036,684 | 1.315% | 22 | ||
| Constitution Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 100,603 | 0.218% | 8 | ||
| Independence Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 183,764 | 0.233% | 2 | ||
| Green Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 652,329 | 0.827% | 8 | ||
| Reform Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 188,930 | 0.240% | 8 | ||
| Socialist Workers Party | - | - | - | - | - | - | 15,996 | 0.020% | 2 | ||
| Other parties | - | - | - | - | - | - | 259,183 | 0.033% | 12 | ||
| Write-in | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8,518 | 0.001% | - | ||
| 'Total' | '34' | '34' | '66' | '100' | '100' | '-' | '78,191,797' | '100.0%' | '153' | ||
| Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk | |||||||||||
1 Totals do not include participating voters who declined to cast a vote for U.S. Senate. Candidates in the Georgia Special Election to fill the seat of deceased Senator Paul Coverdell were required to be non-partisan. However, Zell Miller and Mack Mattingly were added to the Democratic and Republican columns respectively and all the other candidates were added to the Independent column.
Senate contests in 2000
'Bold' = Winning candidate
'' = Democratic Gain
'' = Republican Gain
'' = Retiring Senator
| 'State' | 'Incumbent' | 'Party' | 'Status' | 'Opposing Candidates' |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arizona | 'Jon Kyl' | Republican | Re-elected, 79% | Vance Hansen (Green) 8% William Toel (Independent) 5% Barry Hess (Libertarian) 5% |
| California | 'Dianne Feinstein' | Democratic | Re-elected, 56% | Tom Campbell (Republican) 37% Medea Benjamin (Green) 3% Gail Lightfoot (Libertarian) 2% |
| Connecticut | 'Joe Lieberman' | Democratic | Re-elected, 63% | Philip Giordano (Republican) 34% |
| Delaware | William Roth | Republican | Defeated, 43.7% | 'Thomas R. Carper' (Democrat) 55.5% Mark Dankof (Constitution) 0.3% J. Burke Morrison (Libertarian) 0.3% Robert Mattson (Natural Law) 0.2% |
| Florida | Connie Mack | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | 'Bill Nelson' (Democrat) 51% Bill McCollum (Republican) 46% Nikki Oldaker (Independent Write In)] http://election.dos.state.fl.us/elections/resultsarchive/Index.asp?ElectionDate=11/7/2000&DATAMODE= |
| 'Zell Miller' | Democratic | Re-elected, 58% | Mack Mattingly (Republican) 38% | |
| Hawaii | 'Daniel Akaka' | Democratic | Re-elected, 73% | John Carroll (Republican) 25% Jeff Mallan (Libertarian) 1% |
| Indiana | 'Dick Lugar' | Republican | Re-elected, 66% | David Johnson (Democrat) 32% Paul Hager (Libertarian) 2% |
| Maine | 'Olympia Snowe' | Republican | Re-elected, 69% | Mark Lawrence (Democrat) 31% |
| Maryland | 'Paul Sarbanes' | Democratic | Re-elected, 63% | Paul Rappaport (Republican) 37% |
| Massachusetts | 'Ted Kennedy' | Democrat | Re-elected, 73% | Jack E. Robinson III (Republican) 13% Carla Howell (Libertarian) 12% |
| Michigan | Spencer Abraham | Republican | Defeated, 48% | 'Debbie Stabenow' (Democrat) 49% Matthew Abel (Green) 1% |
| Minnesota | Rod Grams | Republican | Defeated, 43% | 'Mark Dayton' (Democrat) 49% |
| Mississippi | 'Trent Lott' | Republican | Re-elected, 66% | Troy Brown (Democrat) 32% |
| Missouri | John Ashcroft | Republican | Defeated, 48% | 'Mel Carnahan' (Democrat) 50% |
| Montana | 'Conrad Burns' | Republican | Re-elected, 51% | Brian Schweitzer (Democrat) 47% |
| Nebraska | Bob Kerrey | Democratic | Retired: Democratic victory | 'Ben Nelson' (Democrat) 51% Don Stenberg (Republican) |
| Nevada | Richard Bryan | Democratic | Retired: Republican victory | 'John Ensign' (Republican) 55% Edward M. Bernstein (Democrat) 40% Kathy Rusco (Green) 1.7% |
| New Jersey | Frank Lautenberg | Democratic | Retired: Democratic victory | 'Jon Corzine' (Democrat) 50% Bob Franks (Republican) 47% Bruce Afran (Green) 1.1% |
| New Mexico | 'Jeff Bingaman' | Democratic | Re-elected, 62% | Bill Redmond (Republican) 38% |
| New York | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | Democratic | Retired: Democratic victory | 'Hillary Clinton' (Democrat) 55% Rick Lazio (Republican) 43% |
| North Dakota | 'Kent Conrad' | Democratic | Re-elected, 61% | Duane Sand (Republican) 38% |
| Ohio | 'Mike DeWine' | Republican | Re-elected, 60% | Ted Celeste (Democrat) 36% John McAlister (Libertarian) 3% |
| Pennsylvania | 'Rick Santorum' | Republican | Re-elected, 52% | Ron Klink (Democrat) 46% |
| Rhode Island2 | 'Lincoln Chafee' | Republican | Re-elected, 57% | Robert Weygand (Democrat) 41% |
| Tennessee | 'Bill Frist' | Republican | Re-elected, 65% | Jeff Clark (Democrat) 32% Tom Burrell (Green) 1.3% |
| Texas | 'Kay Bailey Hutchison' | Republican | Re-elected, 65% | Gene Kelly (Democrat) 32% Doug Sandage (Green) 1.5% Mary Ruwart (Libertarian) 1% |
| Utah | 'Orrin Hatch' | Republican | Re-elected, 66% | Scott Howell (Democrat) 32% |
| Vermont | 'Jim Jeffords' | Republican | Re-elected, 66% | Ed Flanagan (Democrat) 25% |
| Virginia | Chuck Robb | Democratic | Defeated, 48% | 'George Allen' (Republican) 52% |
| Washington | Slade Gorton | Republican | Defeated, 49% | 'Maria Cantwell' (Democrat) 49% Jeff Jared (Libertarian) 2% |
| West Virginia | 'Robert Byrd' | Democratic | Re-elected, 78% | David Gallaher (Republican) 20% Joe Whelan (Libertarian) 2% |
| Wisconsin | 'Herb Kohl' | Democratic | Re-elected, 62% | John Gillespie (Republican) 37% |
| Wyoming | 'Craig Thomas' | Republican | Re-elected, 74% | Mel Logan (Democrat) 23% |
1 special election held due to death of Paul Coverdell (R-Ga.) -- next regular election held in 2004.
2 Chafee had been appointed on November 2, 1999, following the death of his father, John Chafee (R-R.I.).
See also
★ United States presidential election, 2000
★ United States House elections, 2000
★ New York United States Senate election, 2000
Senate composition before and after elections
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