2000 United States Senate election in Maryland explained

Election Name:2000 United States Senate election in Maryland
Country:Maryland
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1994 United States Senate election in Maryland
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:2006 United States Senate election in Maryland
Next Year:2006
Election Date:November 7, 2000
Nominee1:Paul Sarbanes
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,230,013
Percentage1:63.18%
Nominee2:Paul Rappaport
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:715,178
Percentage2:36.73%
Map Size:300px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Paul Sarbanes
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Paul Sarbanes
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a fifth term.

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Campaign

Rappaport won the Republican primary against S. Rob Sobhani, Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Robin Ficker, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford[3] through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23%.[4] Rappaport, a major underdog, pushed for three debates. The four-term incumbent agreed to one debate on October 26.[5]

Results

Results by county

County! colspan="2"
Paul S. SarbanesDemocraticPaul H. RappaportRepublicanCorrogan R. VaughnIndependentWrite-insIndependentMarginTotalVotes

Cast

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Allegany1263859.03%876840.96%00.00%20.01%387018.08%21408
Anne Arundel10162751.44%9573748.46%170.01%1770.09%58902.98%197558
Baltimore (City)15826086.75%2401913.17%50.00%1570.09%13424173.58%182441
Baltimore (County)17555158.82%12260141.08%00.00%3020.10%5295017.74%298454
Calvert1530552.87%1361847.04%40.01%240.08%16875.83%28951
Caroline423948.62%447251.29%10.01%70.08%-233-2.67%8719
Carroll2378137.97%3879061.94%00.00%590.09%-15009-23.96%62630
Cecil1416850.33%1395549.58%10.00%240.09%2130.76%28148
Charles2527857.95%1832142.00%10.00%240.06%695715.95%43624
Dorchester572457.24%427642.76%00.00%00.00%144814.48%10000
Frederick3731548.83%3903151.07%30.00%760.10%-1716-2.25%76425
Garrett431942.44%585857.56%00.00%00.00%-1539-15.12%10177
Harford4167946.27%4832253.65%80.01%680.08%-6643-7.37%90077
Howard6263656.66%4778643.23%220.02%970.09%1485013.43%110541
Kent434655.50%348144.45%00.00%40.05%86511.05%7831
Montgomery25066469.42%10991130.44%410.01%4470.12%14075338.98%361063
Prince George's20462283.63%4003316.36%50.00%130.01%16458967.27%244673
Queen Anne's753946.19%877553.76%20.01%70.04%-1236-7.57%16323
St. Mary's468164.84%253635.13%00.00%20.03%214529.71%7219
Somerset1527353.31%1335746.62%00.00%210.07%19166.69%28651
Talbot699647.14%782052.70%10.01%230.15%-824-5.55%14840
Washington2236248.94%2329150.98%20.00%350.08%-929-2.03%45690
Wicomico1894660.74%1223439.22%00.00%140.04%671221.52%31194
Worcester1206459.54%818640.40%00.00%110.05%387819.14%20261
Total123001363.18%71517836.73%1130.01%15940.08%51483526.44%1946898

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican

See also

External links

Official campaign websites (archived)

Notes and References

  1. Dianne Feinstein Primaries kind to incumbents, The Deseret News (Associated Press) – March 8, 2000
  2. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/baltsun/access/62795554.html?dids=62795554:62795554&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+20%2C+2000&author=Jeff+Barker&pub=The+Sun&desc=Senate+rivals+face+off+in+only+TV+debate+Sarbanes+defends+record+of+4+terms+against+Rappaport+accusations&pqatl=google Senate rivals face off in only TV debate Sarbanes defends record of 4 terms against Rappaport accusations
  3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=24701 MD US Senate - R Primary
  4. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB08BD1D7199B56&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes
  5. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/washingtonpost/access/62919612.html?dids=62919612:62919612&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Oct+26%2C+2000&author=Lori+Montgomery&pub=The+Washington+Post&desc=MARYLAND+NOTEBOOK%3B+Sarbanes-Rappaport+Forum+A+Matter+of+Great+Debate&pqatl=google MARYLAND NOTEBOOK; Sarbanes-Rappaport Forum A Matter of Great Debate