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2000 United States Senate election in Arizona

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FieldValue
election_name2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
countryArizona
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1994 United States Senate election in Arizona
previous_year1994
next_election2006 United States Senate election in Arizona
next_year2006
election_dateNovember 7, 2000
image_size125px
image1Jon Kyl, official 109th Congress photo (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Jon Kyl**
party1Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,101,196**
percentage1**79.32%**
image2No image.png
nominee2William Toel
party2Independent
popular_vote2109,230
percentage27.82%
image4No image.png
nominee4Vance Hansen
party4Green Party (United States)
popular_vote4108,926
percentage47.80%
image5Barry Hess by Gage Skidmore.jpg
nominee5Barry Hess
party5Arizona Libertarian Party
popular_vote570,724
percentage55.06%
map_image2000 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg
map_size220px
map_captionCounty results
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionJon Kyl
before_partyRepublican Party (United States)
after_electionJon Kyl
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Kyl:
The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term. No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong non-major-party performance.

Candidates

Green

  • Vance Hansen, retired teacher

Independent

  • Bill Toel, professor and former banker

Libertarian

  • Barry Hess, businessman

Republican

  • Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994

Campaign

Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.

Results

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Apache (largest municipality: Eagar)
  • Santa Cruz (largest municipality: Nogales)
  • Coconino (largest municipality: Flagstaff)
  • Pima (largest municipality: Tucson)

References

References

  1. "Where the Candidates Stand".
  2. "The 2000 Elections: West".
  3. "State-by-state roundup Selected results in Tuesday's election".
  4. "2000 Election Statistics".
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