2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
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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
[edit]Green
[edit]- Vance Hansen, retired teacher
Independent
[edit]- Bill Toel, professor and former banker[1]
Libertarian
[edit]- Barry Hess, businessman
Republican
[edit]- Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994
Campaign
[edit]Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent[2] despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.[3]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Jon Kyl (Incumbent) | 1,108,196 | 79.32% | +25.61% | |
| Independent | William Toel | 109,230 | 7.82% | ||
| Green | Vance Hansen | 108,926 | 7.80% | ||
| Libertarian | Barry Hess | 70,724 | 5.06% | −1.69% | |
| Majority | 998,966 | 71.50% | +57.34% | ||
| Turnout | 1,397,076 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]- Apache (largest municipality: Eagar)
- Santa Cruz (largest municipality: Nogales)
- Coconino (largest municipality: Flagstaff)
- Pima (largest municipality: Tucson)
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Where the Candidates Stand".
- ^ "The 2000 Elections: West".
- ^ "State-by-state roundup Selected results in Tuesday's election".
- ^ "2000 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2018.
