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2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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FieldValue
election_name2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
countryWisconsin
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1994 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
previous_year1994
next_election2006 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
next_year2006
election_dateNovember 7, 2000
image1File:Herbert Kohl, official photo (cropped).jpg
image_sizex150px
nominee1**Herb Kohl**
party1Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1**1,563,238**
percentage1**61.54%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2John Gillespie
party2Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2940,744
percentage237.04%
map_image
map_caption**Kohl:**
**Gillespie:**
**Tie:**
titleU.S. Senator
before_electionHerb Kohl
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionHerb Kohl
after_partyDemocratic Party (United States)

Gillespie:
Tie: 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% against John Gillespie. Kohl’s landslide victory was despite Al Gore only narrowly winning Wisconsin over Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush in the concurrent presidential election.

Major candidates

Democratic

  • Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

  • John Gillespie, founder of Rawhide Boys Ranch
  • William Lorge, former State Representative

Results

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

  • Outagamie (largest city: Appleton)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

  • Shawano (largest city: Shawano)
  • Fond du Lac (Largest city: Fond du Lac)
  • Juneau (largest city: Mauston)

References

References

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