Election Name: | 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Country: | Virginia |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1994 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 2006 United States Senate election in Virginia |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Turnout: | 54.0% (voting eligible)[1] |
Image1: | George Allen.jpg |
Nominee1: | George Allen |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 1,420,460 |
Percentage1: | 52.26% |
Nominee2: | Chuck Robb |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 1,296,093 |
Percentage2: | 47.68% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Chuck Robb |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | George Allen |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Robb sought re-election to a third term, but was defeated by the Republican nominee Former Governor George Allen.[2] [3] With Allen's victory, this marked the first time since 1989 that Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats., this is the last time that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia.
Source | Date | Allen (R) | Robb (D) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SurveyUSA[4] | September 24–25, 2000 | 57% | 43% | ||
SurveyUSA[5] | October 1–2, 2000 | 56% | 41% | ||
SurveyUSA[6] | October 8–9, 2000 | 51% | 47% | ||
SurveyUSA[7] | October 15–16, 2000 | 51% | 48% | ||
SurveyUSA[8] | October 28–29, 2000 | 53% | 46% |