| Election Name: | 2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Country: | Bangkok |
| Type: | presidential |
| Party Name: | no |
| Before Party: | Independent |
| Before Election: | Bhichit Rattakul |
| Governor | |
| After Election: | Samak Sundaravej |
| After Party: | Thai Citizen |
| Previous Election: | 1996 Bangkok gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1996 |
| Election Date: | 23 July 2000 |
| Next Election: | 2004 Bangkok gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 2004 |
| Candidate1: | Samak Sundaravej |
| Party1: | Thai Citizen |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,016,096 |
| Percentage1: | 45.85% |
| Candidate2: | Sudarat Keyuraphan |
| Party2: | Thai Rak Thai |
| Popular Vote2: | 800,513 |
| Percentage2: | 23.52% |
| Candidate3: | Thawatchai Sajakul |
| Party3: | Democrat |
| Popular Vote3: | 247,650 |
| Percentage3: | 11.17% |
| Candidate4: | Winai Sompong |
| Colour4: | 0BDA51 |
| Party4: | Kon Rak Mueang Luang |
| Popular Vote4: | 145,641 |
| Percentage4: | 6.57% |
| Candidate5: | Kalaya Sophonpanich |
| Colour5: | 00A550 |
| Party5: | Krung Thep Sodsai |
| Popular Vote5: | 132,608 |
| Percentage5: | 5.98% |
| Candidate6: | Paveena Hongsakul |
| Party6: | National Development |
| Popular Vote6: | 116,750 |
| Percentage6: | 5.27% |
The 2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election was the sixth election for the governorship of Bangkok, and was held on 23 July 2000.[1] The election saw the independent candidate, Samak Sundaravej, beat the Thai Rak Thai candidate, Sudarat Keyuraphan. The election also saw Samak become the first candidate in a Bangkok gubernatorial election to reach more than a million votes, which he did with a total 1,016,096 votes.[2] The election took place before the 2001 Thai general election.
Throughout the campaign before the election, Sundarat and Samak led in popularity ahead of the Democrat candidate, Thawatchai Sajakul.
The election was contested by 23 candidates.
| Number | Party | Name | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Thai Citizen Party | Samak Sundaravej | ||
| 5 | Thai Rak Thai | Sudarat Keyuraphan | ||
| 13 | Democrat | Thawatchai Sajakul | ||