2000 United States Senate election in Texas

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2000 United States Senate election in Texas

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Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison Gene Kelly
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 4,078,954 2,025,024
Percentage 65.0% 32.4%

2000 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg
County results
Hutchison:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100%
Kelly:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Kay Bailey Hutchison
Republican

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 2021, this is the last time Travis County voted Republican in a statewide election.

Major candidates[]

Democratic[]

  • Gene Kelly, retired attorney[1]

Republican[]

  • Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results[]

2000 United States Senate election in Texas[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison (Incumbent) 4,078,954 65.0%
Democratic Gene Kelly 2,025,024 32.4%
Green Douglas S. Sandage 91,329 1.5%
Libertarian Mary J. Ruwart 72,657 1.2%
Majority
Turnout
Republican hold Swing {{{swing}}}

See also[]

  • 2000 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com". nl.newsbank.com.
  2. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved 2021-05-08.

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