2000 Senate elections · Florida history
Florida U.S. Senate election 2000
Bill Nelson DEM +4.9 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 5,856,731
- Margin
- 4.9 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in FL
- Evensame year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Nelson Won | DEM | 2,989,487 | 51.04% | |
| Bill McCollum | REP | 2,705,348 | 46.19% | |
| Willie Logan | IND | 80,830 | 1.38% | |
| Joe Simonetta | NLP | 26,087 | 0.45% | |
| Darrell L. McCormick | IND | 21,664 | 0.37% | |
| Huey Joel Deckard | REF | 17,338 | 0.30% | |
| Andy Martin | IND | 15,889 | 0.27% | |
| Write-in | — | 88 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 5,856,731 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Florida Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Rick Scott | 12.8 |
| 2022 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 16.4 |
| 2018 | Class I | Rick Scott | 0.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 7.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 13.0 |
| 2010 | Class III | Marco Rubio | 19.2 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 22.2 |
| 2004 | Class III | Mel Martinez | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Bill Nelson | 4.9 |
| 1998 | Class III | Bob Graham | 24.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | Connie Mack | 41.0 |
| 1992 | Class III | Bob Graham | 30.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Florida Senate race?
Bill Nelson (DEM) won with 51.0% of the vote, ahead of Bill McCollum (46.2%), a margin of 4.9 points.
Did the Florida Senate seat change party in 2000?
Yes. It moved from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Florida Senate race?
5,856,731 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.