Election Name: | 2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
Country: | New Mexico |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1994 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 2006 United States Senate election in New Mexico |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Image1: | Jeff Bingaman.jpg |
Nominee1: | Jeff Bingaman |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 363,744 |
Percentage1: | 61.70% |
Nominee2: | Bill Redmond |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 225,517 |
Percentage2: | 38.25% |
Map Size: | 230px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Jeff Bingaman |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Jeff Bingaman |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fourth term.[1] Bingaman defeated Bill Redmond in a landslide, despite fellow Democrat Al Gore winning New Mexico over Republican nominee George W. Bush by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election.