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2000 Senate Election Results: Republicans Retained Control ✓

U.S. Senate elections were held for 34 U.S. Senate seats on November 7, 2000. Following the elections, Republicans retained control of the Senate despite losing seats in Delaware, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, and Washington to Democrats. Vice President Dick Cheney held tie-breaking vote in Senate, giving Republicans control of the chamber. 

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Key race alerts

Delaware U.S. Senate Election

✓ Tom Carper (DEM) won the Senate election in Delaware, flipping the seat to Delaware.

Florida U.S. Senate Election

✓ Bill Nelson (DEM) won the Senate election in Florida, flipping the seat to Democrats.

Michigan U.S. Senate Election

✓ Debbie Stabenow (DEM) won the Senate election in Michigan, flipping the seat to Democrats.

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Arizona U.S. Senate Election
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Jon Kyl (REP) ✓    
Votes: 1,108,196    

William Toel (IND)     
Votes: 109,230

Delaware U.S. Senate Election
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Tom Carper (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 181,566

William Roth (REP)     
Votes: 142,891

Hawaii U.S. Senate Election
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Daniel Akaka (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 251,215

John Carroll (REP)     
Votes: 84,701

Maryland U.S. Senate Election
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Paul Sarbanes (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 1,230,013

Paul Rappaport (REP)     
Votes:  715,178

Minnesota U.S. Senate Election
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Mark Dayton (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 1,181,553

Rod Grams (REP)     
Votes: 1,047,474

Montana U.S. Senate Election
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Conrad Burns (REP) ✓ 
Votes: 208,082

Brian Schweitzer (DEM)     
Votes: 194,430

New Jersey U.S. Senate Election
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Jon Corzine (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 1,511,237

Bob Franks (REP)     
Votes: 1,420,267

North Dakota U.S. Senate Election
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Kent Conrad (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 176,470

Duane Sand (REP)      
Votes: 111,069

Rhode Island U.S. Senate Election
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Lincoln Chafee (REP) ✓     
Votes: 222,588

Robert Weygand (DEM)      
Votes: 161,023

Utah U.S. Senate Election
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Orrin Hatch (REP) ✓     
Votes: 504,803

Scott Howell (DEM)      
Votes: 242,569

Washington U.S. Senate Election
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Maria Cantwell (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 1,199,437

Slade Gorton (REP)      
Votes: 1,197,208

Wyoming U.S. Senate Election
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Craig Thomas (REP) ✓    
Votes: 157,622

Mel Logan (DEM)     
Votes: 47,087

California U.S. Senate Election
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Dianne Feinstein (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 5,932,522

Tom Campbell (REP)     
Votes: 3,886,853

Florida U.S. Senate Election
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Bill Nelson (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 2,989,487

Bill McCollum (REP)     
Votes: 2,705,348

Indiana U.S. Senate Election
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Richard Lugar (REP) ✓     
Votes: 1,427,944

David Johnson (DEM)     
Votes: 683,273

Massachusetts U.S. Senate Election 
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Ted Kennedy (DEM) ✓
Votes: 1,889,494

Jack E. Robinson III (REP)     
Votes: 334,341

Mississippi U.S. Senate Election
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Trent Lott (REP) ✓
Votes: 654,941

Troy Brown (DEM)     
Votes: 314,090

Nebraska U.S. Senate Election
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Ben Nelson (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 353,093

Don Stenberg (REP)     
Votes: 337,977

New Mexico U.S. Senate Election
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Jeff Bingaman (DEM) ✓     
Votes: 363,744

Bill Redmond (REP)     
Votes: 225,517

Ohio U.S. Senate Election
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Mike DeWine (REP) ✓
Votes: 2,665,512

Ted Celeste (DEM)      
Votes: 1,595,066

Tennessee U.S. Senate Election
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Bill Frist (REP) ✓
Votes: 1,255,444

Jeff Clark (DEM)      
Votes: 621,152

Vermont U.S. Senate Election
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Jim Jeffords (REP) ✓
Votes: 189,133

Ed Flanagan (DEM)      
Votes: 73,352

West Virginia U.S. Senate Election
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Robert Byrd (DEM) ✓
Votes: 469,215

David T. Gallaher (REP)      
Votes: 121,635

Connecticut U.S. Senate Election
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Joe Lieberman (DEM) ✓   Votes: 828,902

Philip Giordano (REP)     
Votes:  448,077

Georgia U.S. Senate Special Election 
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Zell Miller (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 1,413,224

Mack Mattingly (REP)     
Votes: 920,478

Maine U.S. Senate Election
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Olympia Snowe (REP) ✓    
Votes: 437,689

Mark Lawrence (DEM)     
Votes: 197,183

Michigan U.S. Senate Election
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Debbie Stabenow (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 2,061,952

Spencer Abraham (REP)     
Votes: 1,994,693

Missouri U.S. Senate Election
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Mel Carnahan (DEM) ✓
Votes: 1,191,812

John Ashcroft (REP)     
Votes: 1,142,852

Nevada U.S. Senate Election
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John Ensign (REP) ✓
Votes: 330,687

Ed Bernstein (DEM)     
Votes: 238,260

New York U.S. Senate Election
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Hillary Clinton (DEM) ✓    
Votes: 3,562,415

Rick Lazio (REP)     
Votes:  2,724,589

Pennsylvania U.S. Senate Election
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Rick Santorum (REP) ✓     
Votes: 2,481,962

Ron Klink (DEM)      
Votes: 2,154,908

Texas U.S. Senate Election
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Kay Bailey Hutchison (REP) ✓
Votes: 4,078,954

Gene Kelly (DEM)      
Votes: 2,025,024

Virginia U.S. Senate Election
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George Allen (REP) ✓     
Votes: 1,420,460

Chuck Robb (DEM)      
Votes: 1,296,093

Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election
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Herb Kohl (DEM) ✓     
Votes:1,563,238

John Gillespie (REP)     
Votes: 940,744

All U.S. Senate Elections

Notes:

  • Missouri U.S. senate election - Mel Carnahan (DEM) was elected posthumously.   

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