2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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  1994 November 7, 2000 2006  
  Herbert Kohl, official photo.jpg No image.svg
Nominee Herb Kohl John Gillespie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,563,238940,744
Percentage61.54%37.04%

2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg
2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin by precinct.svg
Kohl:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Gillespie:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Tie:     
No data:     

U.S. senator before election

Herb Kohl
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Herb Kohl
Democratic

The 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to a third term by a margin of 24.5%.

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Major candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Herb Kohl(Incumbent) 1,563,238 61.54% +3.23%
Republican John Gillespie940,74437.04%-3.66%
Libertarian Tim Peterson21,3480.84%-0.15%
Independent Eugene A. Hem 9,5550.38%N/A
Constitution Robert R. Raymond4,2960.17%N/A
Independent Write Ins9020.04%N/A
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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References

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  2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".