2000 United States Senate election in Arizona

The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term. No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong non-major-party performance.

2000 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →
 
Nominee Jon Kyl William Toel
Party Republican Independent
Popular vote 1,101,196 109,230
Percentage 79.32% 7.82%

 
Nominee Vance Hansen Barry Hess
Party Green Libertarian
Popular vote 108,926 70,724
Percentage 7.80% 5.06%

County results
Kyl:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Jon Kyl
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jon Kyl
Republican

Candidates

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Green

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  • Vance Hansen, retired teacher

Independent

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  • Bill Toel, professor and former banker[1]

Libertarian

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  • Barry Hess, businessman

Republican

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  • Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994

Campaign

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Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent[2] despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.[3]

Results

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General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jon Kyl (Incumbent) 1,108,196 79.32% +25.61%
Independent William Toel 109,230 7.82%
Green Vance Hansen 108,926 7.80%
Libertarian Barry Hess 70,724 5.06% −1.69%
Majority 998,966 71.50% +57.34%
Turnout 1,397,076
Republican hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Where the Candidates Stand".
  2. ^ "The 2000 Elections: West".
  3. ^ "State-by-state roundup Selected results in Tuesday's election".
  4. ^ "2000 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2018.