2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin explained

Election Name:2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
Country:Wisconsin
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1994 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
Next Year:2006
Election Date:November 7, 2000
Image1:File:Herbert Kohl, official photo.jpg
Nominee1:Herb Kohl
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:1,563,238
Percentage1:61.54%
Nominee2:John Gillespie
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:940,744
Percentage2:37.04%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Herb Kohl
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Herb Kohl
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

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.

Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

Notes and References

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