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2000 U.S. Senate election results

Results of all 34 Senate races in 2000 (seats won: Democratic 19, Republican 15); 8 changed party. Winners, margins and every candidate.

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  • Republican 15
AlabamaAlaskaArizona: Jon Kyl REP +71.5ArkansasCalifornia: Dianne Feinstein DEM +19.3ColoradoConnecticut: Joseph I. Lieberman DEM +29.0Delaware: Thomas R. Carper DEM +11.8 gainDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: Bill Nelson DEM +4.9 gainGeorgia: Zell Bryan Miller DEM +20.4Hawaii: Daniel K. Akaka DEM +48.2IdahoIllinoisIndiana: Richard G. Lugar REP +34.7IowaKansasKentuckyLouisianaMaine: Olympia J. Snowe REP +37.9Maryland: Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +26.4Massachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy DEM +56.9Michigan: Debbie Stabenow DEM +1.6 gainMinnesota: Mark Dayton DEM +5.5 gainMississippi: Trent Lott REP +34.3Missouri: Mel Carnahan DEM +2.1 gainMontana: Conrad Burns REP +3.3Nebraska: Ben Nelson DEM +2.2Nevada: John Ensign REP +15.4 gainNew HampshireNew Jersey: Jon Stevens Corzine DEM +3.0New Mexico: Jeff Bingaman DEM +23.5New York: Hillary Rodham Clinton DEM +12.0North CarolinaNorth Dakota: Kent Conrad DEM +22.8Ohio: Mike DeWine REP +24.1OklahomaOregonPennsylvania: Rick Santorum REP +6.9Rhode Island: Lincoln Chafee REP +15.7South CarolinaSouth DakotaTennessee: Bill Frist REP +32.9Texas: Kay Bailey Hutchison REP +32.8Utah: Orrin G. Hatch REP +34.1Vermont: James M. Jeffords REP +40.1Virginia: George F. Allen REP +4.6 gainWashington: Maria Cantwell DEM +0.1 gainWest Virginia: Robert C. Byrd DEM +57.6Wisconsin: Herb Kohl DEM +24.5Wyoming: Craig Thomas REP +51.7Vermont: James M. Jeffords REP +40.1New HampshireMassachusetts: Edward M. Kennedy DEM +56.9Rhode Island: Lincoln Chafee REP +15.7Connecticut: Joseph I. Lieberman DEM +29.0New Jersey: Jon Stevens Corzine DEM +3.0Delaware: Thomas R. Carper DEM +11.8 gainMaryland: Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +26.4District of Columbia
States with a race in 2000, coloured by the winning party and shaded by margin. Grey: no race.

Seats that changed party

All races

StateSeatWinnerPartyMarginBefore
Arizona Class I Jon Kyl Republican 71.5 Republican
California Class I Dianne Feinstein Democratic 19.3 Democratic
Connecticut Class I Joseph I. Lieberman Democratic 29.0 Democratic
Delaware Class I Thomas R. Carper Democratic 11.8 Republican flip
Florida Class I Bill Nelson Democratic 4.9 Republican flip
Georgia special Class III Zell Bryan Miller Democratic 20.4 Vacant
Hawaii Class I Daniel K. Akaka Democratic 48.2 Democratic
Indiana Class I Richard G. Lugar Republican 34.7 Republican
Maine Class I Olympia J. Snowe Republican 37.9 Republican
Maryland Class I Paul S. Sarbanes Democratic 26.4 Democratic
Massachusetts Class I Edward M. Kennedy Democratic 56.9 Democratic
Michigan Class I Debbie Stabenow Democratic 1.6 Republican flip
Minnesota Class I Mark Dayton Democratic 5.5 Republican flip
Mississippi Class I Trent Lott Republican 34.3 Republican
Missouri Class I Mel Carnahan Democratic 2.1 Republican flip
Montana Class I Conrad Burns Republican 3.3 Republican
Nebraska Class I Ben Nelson Democratic 2.2 Democratic
Nevada Class I John Ensign Republican 15.4 Democratic flip
New Jersey Class I Jon Stevens Corzine Democratic 3.0 Democratic
New Mexico Class I Jeff Bingaman Democratic 23.5 Democratic
New York Class I Hillary Rodham Clinton Democratic 12.0 Democratic
North Dakota Class I Kent Conrad Democratic 22.8 Democratic
Ohio Class I Mike DeWine Republican 24.1 Republican
Pennsylvania Class I Rick Santorum Republican 6.9 Republican
Rhode Island Class I Lincoln Chafee Republican 15.7 Republican
Tennessee Class I Bill Frist Republican 32.9 Republican
Texas Class I Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican 32.8 Republican
Utah Class I Orrin G. Hatch Republican 34.1 Republican
Vermont Class I James M. Jeffords Republican 40.1 Republican
Virginia Class I George F. Allen Republican 4.6 Democratic flip
Washington Class I Maria Cantwell Democratic 0.1 Republican flip
West Virginia Class I Robert C. Byrd Democratic 57.6 Democratic
Wisconsin Class I Herb Kohl Democratic 24.5 Democratic
Wyoming Class I Craig Thomas Republican 51.7 Republican

Source: FiveThirtyEight election-results; each race page links the official source it was compiled from.