Election Name: | 2000 United States Senate election in Texas |
Country: | Texas |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1994 United States Senate election in Texas |
Previous Year: | 1994 |
Next Election: | 2006 United States Senate election in Texas |
Next Year: | 2006 |
Election Date: | November 7, 2000 |
Image1: | File:Kay Bailey Hutchison, official photo 2.jpg |
Nominee1: | Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 4,078,954 |
Percentage1: | 65.08% |
Nominee2: | Gene Kelly |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 2,025,024 |
Percentage2: | 32.31% |
Map Size: | 310px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Kay Bailey Hutchison |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Kay Bailey Hutchison |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 2000 United States Senate election in Texas took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a second full term. As of, this is the last time Travis County voted Republican in a statewide election and the last time a Republican won every county in the Texas Triangle in a statewide election.