2000 United States Senate election in Virginia Turnout 54.0% (voting eligible)[1]
Nominee
George Allen
Chuck Robb
Party
Republican
Democratic
Popular vote
1,420,460
1,296,093
Percentage
52.3%
47.7%
County and independent city resultsAllen : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Robb : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election
Chuck Robb
Democratic
Elected U.S. Senator
George Allen
Republican
The 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Robb sought re-election to a third term, but he was defeated by Republican nominee George Allen .[2] [3] With Allen's victory, this marked the first time since 1988 that Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats. As of 2022, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia.
Candidates [ ]
Democratic [ ]
Chuck Robb , incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor of Virginia
Republican [ ]
George Allen , former Governor of Virginia and former U.S. Representative
General election [ ]
Debates [ ]
Polling [ ]
Results [ ]
See also [ ]
2000 United States Senate elections
References [ ]
^ Dr. Michael McDonald (December 28, 2011). "2000 General Election Turnout Rates" . George Mason University . Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013 .
^ David Leip (January 1, 2012). "2000 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia" . uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 4, 2013 .
^ Our Campaigns (April 23, 2004). "Our Campaigns - VA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000" . ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013 .
^ Jeff Trandahl (June 21, 2001). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000" . Office of the Clerk - U.S. House of Representatives . Retrieved March 4, 2013 .
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