2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to a third term by a margin of 24.5%. Herb Kohl defeated John Gillespie in a landslide despite Al Gore narrowly winning Wisconsin over Republican presidential nominee George Walker Bush in the concurrent presidential election.

2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Herb Kohl John Gillespie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,563,238 940,744
Percentage 61.54% 37.04%

Kohl:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gillespie:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      
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U.S. senator before election

Herb Kohl
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Herb Kohl
Democratic

Major candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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Results

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General election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Herb Kohl (Incumbent) 1,563,238 61.54% +3.23%
Republican John Gillespie 940,744 37.04% −3.66%
Libertarian Tim Peterson 21,348 0.84% −0.15%
Independent Eugene A. Hem 9,555 0.38% N/A
Constitution Robert R. Raymond 4,296 0.17% N/A
Independent Write Ins 902 0.04% N/A
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Newsbank". Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved October 2, 2010.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".