2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico

2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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Nominee Jeff Bingaman Bill Redmond Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 363,744 225,517 Percentage 61.70% 38.25%

County results Bingaman:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Redmond:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Jeff Bingaman Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman Democratic

The 2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fourth term. ^[1] Bingaman defeated Bill Redmond in a landslide, despite fellow Democrat Al Gore winning New Mexico over Republican nominee George W. Bush by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Jeff Bingaman, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jeff Bingaman (incumbent)	124,887	100.00
Total votes			124,887	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bill Redmond, former U.S. Representative
• Steve Pearce, State Representative
• William Davis, former State Senator

Results

Republican primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bill Redmond	43,780	60.39
	Republican	Steve Pearce	15,628	21.56
	Republican	William F. Davis	13,083	18.05
Total votes			72,491	100.00

General election

Candidates

• Jeff Bingaman (D), incumbent U.S. Senator
• Bill Redmond (R), former U.S. Representative

Results

General election results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Jeff Bingaman (incumbent)	363,744	61.70%	+7.73%
	Republican	Bill Redmond	225,517	38.25%	−7.74%
	Write-ins		265	0.04%
Majority			138,227	23.45%	+15.47%
Turnout			589,526
	Democratic hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Quay (largest city: Tucumcari)
• Luna (largest city: Deming)
• Hidalgo (largest city: Lordsburg)
• Sierra (largest city: Truth or Consequences)
• Doña Ana (largest city: Las Cruces)
• Otero (largest city: Alamogordo)
• Chaves (largest village: Roswell)
• Eddy (largest city: Carlsbad)
• Lea (largest city: Hobbs)

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - NM US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000".
2. "Rsult001". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
3. "Rsult001". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
4. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".