2000 United States Senate election in California explained

Election Name:2000 United States Senate election in California
Country:California
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1994 United States Senate election in California
Previous Year:1994
Next Election:2006 United States Senate election in California
Next Year:2006
Image1:DianneFeinstein.jpg
Nominee1:Dianne Feinstein
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:5,932,522
Percentage1:55.84%
Nominee2:Tom Campbell
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:3,886,853
Percentage2:36.59%
Map Size:300px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Dianne Feinstein
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Dianne Feinstein
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 2000 U.S. Senate election in California was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein won her second full term.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Other nominations

Natural Law

General election

Campaign

Despite touting his service as a moderate Republican representing a strongly Democratic district, Campbell was underfunded and a decided underdog against the popular, heavily financed Feinstein. By February, he spent barely $1 million without any PAC money.[1] Campbell has generally supported gay rights and abortion.[2] He also opposes the War on Drugs and calls himself a "maverick", similar to U.S. Senator John McCain.[3] Campbell was easily defeated, losing by over 19 points.

Debates

Results breakdown

Final results from the Secretary of State of California.[4]

CountyFeinsteinCampbellBenjaminOthers
ShareVotesShareVotesShareVotesShareVotes
Alameda67.66%328,35522.57%109,5176.74%32,7013.03%14,726
Alpine43.62%25341.72%2424.48%2610.17%59
Amador43.85%6,67149.32%7,5021.70%2595.13%780
Butte41.52%34,11747.41%38,9615.52%4,5405.54%4,555
Calaveras42.31%7,85248.42%8,9862.42%4496.85%1,271
Colusa41.16%2,25053.70%2,9360.91%504.23%231
Contra Costa61.60%232,10933.23%125,1882.30%8,6702.87%10,821
Del Norte44.91%3,67044.93%3,6723.10%2537.06%577
El Dorado40.70%28,87351.72%36,6842.52%1,7855.06%3,591
Fresno52.87%113,22840.39%86,5021.50%3,2105.25%11,235
Glenn38.18%3,28254.26%4,6641.54%1326.03%518
Humboldt46.99%25,78836.23%19,88211.20%6,1455.59%3,069
Imperial56.17%15,93734.07%9,6661.62%4618.14%2,311
Inyo35.15%2,71157.02%4,3972.71%2095.12%395
Kern43.26%77,67650.44%90,5641.09%1,9495.21%9,360
Kings48.49%13,40244.31%12,2460.93%2566.28%1,735
Lake54.74%11,41037.55%7,8263.15%6564.56%951
Lassen35.56%3,67354.39%5,6181.60%1658.46%874
Los Angeles64.40%1,677,66828.55%743,8722.78%72,3124.28%111,402
Madera43.55%14,12348.75%15,8101.70%5506.01%1,950
Marin65.25%79,42126.35%32,0776.33%7,6992.07%2,524
Mariposa40.49%3,19548.63%3,8372.72%2158.15%643
Mendocino50.99%16,98131.54%10,50312.14%4,0445.32%1,773
Merced51.92%25,42640.04%19,6121.47%7216.57%3,216
Modoc30.81%1,22160.91%2,4141.56%626.71%266
Mono42.56%1,81847.68%2,0374.12%1765.64%241
Monterey57.96%67,40135.36%41,1132.94%3,4203.74%4,350
Napa56.70%28,88436.20%18,4423.24%1,6523.85%1,961
Nevada41.41%19,35449.41%23,0954.78%2,2354.40%2,057
Orange42.72%403,12349.95%471,4101.85%17,4525.48%51,743
Placer40.95%47,16952.25%60,1821.97%2,2644.83%5,569
Plumas40.76%4,07551.23%5,1222.57%2575.44%544
Riverside48.28%210,23544.80%195,0851.52%6,6325.39%23,484
Sacramento54.27%228,99238.71%163,3432.61%11,0014.41%18,623
San Benito55.04%9,17039.29%6,5451.83%3053.84%640
San Bernardino49.13%200,55843.40%177,1581.81%7,3765.67%23,145
San Diego51.34%466,46140.76%370,2872.24%20,3405.66%51,443
San Francisco72.26%222,78715.27%47,07210.50%32,3771.97%6,082
San Joaquin52.65%86,73141.23%67,9071.29%2,1304.83%7,954
San Luis Obispo45.14%47,97646.15%49,0553.59%3,8145.13%5,448
San Mateo64.80%165,21629.92%76,2732.85%7,2782.43%6,191
Santa Barbara49.93%75,35740.03%60,4175.78%8,7184.26%6,422
Santa Clara59.62%320,40034.97%187,9532.29%12,3293.12%16,747
Santa Cruz56.78%60,85330.36%32,5379.63%10,3213.22%3,453
Shasta36.84%24,02755.01%35,8841.56%1,0166.59%4,299
Sierra36.63%66653.91%9802.59%476.88%125
Siskiyou38.40%7,47651.61%10,0482.14%4177.85%1,529
Solano60.03%74,41433.43%41,4491.87%2,3164.67%5,791
Sonoma60.96%118,45529.46%57,2446.05%11,7653.52%6,839
Stanislaus48.24%60,61044.51%55,9191.54%1,9375.71%7,171
Sutter39.51%10,32655.08%14,3941.10%2884.30%1,125
Tehama38.27%7,87052.81%10,8591.42%2917.50%1,543
Trinity40.35%2,30748.47%2,7714.62%2646.56%375
Tulare45.52%40,11747.19%41,5871.02%9016.26%5,519
Tuolumne42.97%10,02848.78%11,3852.40%5605.85%1,366
Ventura50.22%138,83642.85%118,4632.20%6,0734.73%13,067
Yolo58.18%35,19332.28%19,5285.06%3,0604.48%2,709
Yuba40.18%6,34551.49%8,1311.88%2976.44%1,017

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

Green Party candidate Medea Susan Benjamin finished second (ahead of Republican Tom Campbell) in six Northern California municipalities, most of which are in the San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland (10.18%), Emeryville (13.35%), Albany (14.37%), Fairfax (15.99%), Berkeley (22.23%), and Arcata (26.77%). She tied with Jones for second place in Point Arena with 21.71% of the vote.[5]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS / U.S. SENATE; Republican Seeks to Enliven Race With Multimedia Ads; Rep. Campbell, seeking the GOP nomination for a chance to challenge Feinstein, will use TV commercials to direct viewers to more economical Internet campaign.. Los Angeles Times. Krikorian, Greg. Pyle, Amy. Feb 17, 2000. July 7, 2017. November 5, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121105083748/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/49818241.html?dids=49818241:49818241&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Feb+17,+2000&author=GREG+KRIKORIAN%3B+AMY+PYLE&pub=Los+Angeles+Times&desc=CALIFORNIA+ELECTIONS+%2F+U.S.+SENATE%3B+Republican+Seeks+to+Enliven+Race+With+Multimedia+Ads%3B+Rep.+Campbell,+seeking+the+GOP+nomination+for+a+chance+to+challenge+Feinstein,+will+use+TV+commercials+to+direct+viewers+to+more+economical+Internet+campaign.&pqatl=google. dead.
  2. News: SENATE CANDIDATE PROMOTES MORE TOLERANT REPUBLICAN IMAGE TOM CAMPBELL WILL SPEAK PRO-CHOICE AT CONVENTION. ... . 2000-07-27. The Fresno Bee.
  3. News: CAMPBELL SPEAKS TO NATIONAL AUDIENCE. July 31, 2000. The Sacramento Bee.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 2008-08-11 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080814131347/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/us_sen.pdf . 2008-08-14 . dead .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-08-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080814131347/http://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/us_sen.pdf . 2008-08-14 . dead .