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The 2000 U.S. Senate election in California was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein won her second full term.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 3,759,560 | 95.50% | |
| Democratic | Michael Schmier | 181,104 | 4.50% | |
| Total votes | 3,940,664 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tom Campbell | 1,697,208 | 56.17% | |
| Republican | Ray Haynes | 679,034 | 22.47% | |
| Republican | Bill Horn | 453,630 | 15.01% | |
| Republican | John M. Brown | 68,415 | 2.26% | |
| Republican | Linh Dao | 64,559 | 2.14% | |
| Republican | James Peter Gough | 58,853 | 1.95% | |
| Total votes | 3,021,699 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green | Medea Benjamin | 99,716 | 73.95% | |
| Green | Jan B. Tucker | 35,124 | 26.05% | |
| Total votes | 134,840 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reform | Jose Luis Olivares Camahort | 46,278 | 70.34% | |
| Reform | Valli "Sharp" Sharpe | 19,516 | 29.66% | |
| Total votes | 65,794 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 120,622 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 120,622 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 38,836 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 38,836 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural Law | Brian M. Rees | 26,382 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 26,382 | 100.00% | ||
Despite touting his service as a moderate Republican representing a strongly Democratic district, Campbell was underfunded and a decided underdog against the popular, heavily financed Feinstein. By February, he spent barely $1 million without any PAC money. [2] Campbell has generally supported gay rights and abortion. [3] He also opposes the War on Drugs and calls himself a "maverick", similar to U.S. Senator John McCain. [4] Campbell was easily defeated, losing by over 19 points.
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) | 5,932,522 | 55.84% | |
| Republican | Tom Campbell | 3,886,853 | 36.59% | |
| Green | Medea Susan Benjamin | 326,828 | 3.08% | |
| Libertarian | Gail Lightfoot | 187,718 | 1.77% | |
| American Independent | Diane Beall Templin | 134,598 | 1.27% | |
| Reform | Jose Luis Olivares Camahort | 96,552 | 0.91% | |
| Natural Law | Brian M. Rees | 58,537 | 0.55% | |
| Invalid or blank votes | 519,233 | 4.66% | ||
| Total votes | 11,142,841 | 100.00% | ||
| Turnout | 51.92 | |||
| Democratic hold | ||||
Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [5]
| County | Feinstein | Campbell | Benjamin | Others | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Share | Votes | Share | Votes | Share | Votes | Share | Votes | |
| Alameda | 67.66% | 328,355 | 22.57% | 109,517 | 6.74% | 32,701 | 3.03% | 14,726 |
| Alpine | 43.62% | 253 | 41.72% | 242 | 4.48% | 26 | 10.17% | 59 |
| Amador | 43.85% | 6,671 | 49.32% | 7,502 | 1.70% | 259 | 5.13% | 780 |
| Butte | 41.52% | 34,117 | 47.41% | 38,961 | 5.52% | 4,540 | 5.54% | 4,555 |
| Calaveras | 42.31% | 7,852 | 48.42% | 8,986 | 2.42% | 449 | 6.85% | 1,271 |
| Colusa | 41.16% | 2,250 | 53.70% | 2,936 | 0.91% | 50 | 4.23% | 231 |
| Contra Costa | 61.60% | 232,109 | 33.23% | 125,188 | 2.30% | 8,670 | 2.87% | 10,821 |
| Del Norte | 44.91% | 3,670 | 44.93% | 3,672 | 3.10% | 253 | 7.06% | 577 |
| El Dorado | 40.70% | 28,873 | 51.72% | 36,684 | 2.52% | 1,785 | 5.06% | 3,591 |
| Fresno | 52.87% | 113,228 | 40.39% | 86,502 | 1.50% | 3,210 | 5.25% | 11,235 |
| Glenn | 38.18% | 3,282 | 54.26% | 4,664 | 1.54% | 132 | 6.03% | 518 |
| Humboldt | 46.99% | 25,788 | 36.23% | 19,882 | 11.20% | 6,145 | 5.59% | 3,069 |
| Imperial | 56.17% | 15,937 | 34.07% | 9,666 | 1.62% | 461 | 8.14% | 2,311 |
| Inyo | 35.15% | 2,711 | 57.02% | 4,397 | 2.71% | 209 | 5.12% | 395 |
| Kern | 43.26% | 77,676 | 50.44% | 90,564 | 1.09% | 1,949 | 5.21% | 9,360 |
| Kings | 48.49% | 13,402 | 44.31% | 12,246 | 0.93% | 256 | 6.28% | 1,735 |
| Lake | 54.74% | 11,410 | 37.55% | 7,826 | 3.15% | 656 | 4.56% | 951 |
| Lassen | 35.56% | 3,673 | 54.39% | 5,618 | 1.60% | 165 | 8.46% | 874 |
| Los Angeles | 64.40% | 1,677,668 | 28.55% | 743,872 | 2.78% | 72,312 | 4.28% | 111,402 |
| Madera | 43.55% | 14,123 | 48.75% | 15,810 | 1.70% | 550 | 6.01% | 1,950 |
| Marin | 65.25% | 79,421 | 26.35% | 32,077 | 6.33% | 7,699 | 2.07% | 2,524 |
| Mariposa | 40.49% | 3,195 | 48.63% | 3,837 | 2.72% | 215 | 8.15% | 643 |
| Mendocino | 50.99% | 16,981 | 31.54% | 10,503 | 12.14% | 4,044 | 5.32% | 1,773 |
| Merced | 51.92% | 25,426 | 40.04% | 19,612 | 1.47% | 721 | 6.57% | 3,216 |
| Modoc | 30.81% | 1,221 | 60.91% | 2,414 | 1.56% | 62 | 6.71% | 266 |
| Mono | 42.56% | 1,818 | 47.68% | 2,037 | 4.12% | 176 | 5.64% | 241 |
| Monterey | 57.96% | 67,401 | 35.36% | 41,113 | 2.94% | 3,420 | 3.74% | 4,350 |
| Napa | 56.70% | 28,884 | 36.20% | 18,442 | 3.24% | 1,652 | 3.85% | 1,961 |
| Nevada | 41.41% | 19,354 | 49.41% | 23,095 | 4.78% | 2,235 | 4.40% | 2,057 |
| Orange | 42.72% | 403,123 | 49.95% | 471,410 | 1.85% | 17,452 | 5.48% | 51,743 |
| Placer | 40.95% | 47,169 | 52.25% | 60,182 | 1.97% | 2,264 | 4.83% | 5,569 |
| Plumas | 40.76% | 4,075 | 51.23% | 5,122 | 2.57% | 257 | 5.44% | 544 |
| Riverside | 48.28% | 210,235 | 44.80% | 195,085 | 1.52% | 6,632 | 5.39% | 23,484 |
| Sacramento | 54.27% | 228,992 | 38.71% | 163,343 | 2.61% | 11,001 | 4.41% | 18,623 |
| San Benito | 55.04% | 9,170 | 39.29% | 6,545 | 1.83% | 305 | 3.84% | 640 |
| San Bernardino | 49.13% | 200,558 | 43.40% | 177,158 | 1.81% | 7,376 | 5.67% | 23,145 |
| San Diego | 51.34% | 466,461 | 40.76% | 370,287 | 2.24% | 20,340 | 5.66% | 51,443 |
| San Francisco | 72.26% | 222,787 | 15.27% | 47,072 | 10.50% | 32,377 | 1.97% | 6,082 |
| San Joaquin | 52.65% | 86,731 | 41.23% | 67,907 | 1.29% | 2,130 | 4.83% | 7,954 |
| San Luis Obispo | 45.14% | 47,976 | 46.15% | 49,055 | 3.59% | 3,814 | 5.13% | 5,448 |
| San Mateo | 64.80% | 165,216 | 29.92% | 76,273 | 2.85% | 7,278 | 2.43% | 6,191 |
| Santa Barbara | 49.93% | 75,357 | 40.03% | 60,417 | 5.78% | 8,718 | 4.26% | 6,422 |
| Santa Clara | 59.62% | 320,400 | 34.97% | 187,953 | 2.29% | 12,329 | 3.12% | 16,747 |
| Santa Cruz | 56.78% | 60,853 | 30.36% | 32,537 | 9.63% | 10,321 | 3.22% | 3,453 |
| Shasta | 36.84% | 24,027 | 55.01% | 35,884 | 1.56% | 1,016 | 6.59% | 4,299 |
| Sierra | 36.63% | 666 | 53.91% | 980 | 2.59% | 47 | 6.88% | 125 |
| Siskiyou | 38.40% | 7,476 | 51.61% | 10,048 | 2.14% | 417 | 7.85% | 1,529 |
| Solano | 60.03% | 74,414 | 33.43% | 41,449 | 1.87% | 2,316 | 4.67% | 5,791 |
| Sonoma | 60.96% | 118,455 | 29.46% | 57,244 | 6.05% | 11,765 | 3.52% | 6,839 |
| Stanislaus | 48.24% | 60,610 | 44.51% | 55,919 | 1.54% | 1,937 | 5.71% | 7,171 |
| Sutter | 39.51% | 10,326 | 55.08% | 14,394 | 1.10% | 288 | 4.30% | 1,125 |
| Tehama | 38.27% | 7,870 | 52.81% | 10,859 | 1.42% | 291 | 7.50% | 1,543 |
| Trinity | 40.35% | 2,307 | 48.47% | 2,771 | 4.62% | 264 | 6.56% | 375 |
| Tulare | 45.52% | 40,117 | 47.19% | 41,587 | 1.02% | 901 | 6.26% | 5,519 |
| Tuolumne | 42.97% | 10,028 | 48.78% | 11,385 | 2.40% | 560 | 5.85% | 1,366 |
| Ventura | 50.22% | 138,836 | 42.85% | 118,463 | 2.20% | 6,073 | 4.73% | 13,067 |
| Yolo | 58.18% | 35,193 | 32.28% | 19,528 | 5.06% | 3,060 | 4.48% | 2,709 |
| Yuba | 40.18% | 6,345 | 51.49% | 8,131 | 1.88% | 297 | 6.44% | 1,017 |
Green Party candidate Medea Susan Benjamin finished second (ahead of Republican Tom Campbell) in six Northern California municipalities, most of which are in the San Francisco Bay Area: Oakland (10.18%), Emeryville (13.35%), Albany (14.37%), Fairfax (15.99%), Berkeley (22.23%), and Arcata (26.77%). She tied with Jones for second place in Point Arena with 21.71% of the vote. [6]
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