2000 Senate elections · Georgia history
Georgia U.S. Senate election 2000 (special)
Zell Bryan Miller DEM +20.4 · Class III seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 2,415,743
- Margin
- 20.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Vacantheld
- President in GA
- R+11.7same year
Top-two primary 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zell Bryan Miller Won | DEM | 1,413,224 | 58.50% | |
| Mack Mattingly | REP | 920,478 | 38.10% | |
| Paul Robert MacGregor | LIB | 25,942 | 1.07% | |
| Ben Ballenger | REP | 22,975 | 0.95% | |
| Jeff Gates | GRE | 21,249 | 0.88% | |
| Winnie Walsh | IND | 11,875 | 0.49% | |
| Total | 2,415,743 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Georgia Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.8 |
| 2020 | Class II | Jon Ossoff | 1.2 |
| 2020 special | Class III | Raphael Warnock | 2.1 |
| 2016 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 13.8 |
| 2014 | Class II | David A. Perdue | 7.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 19.3 |
| 2008 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 14.9 |
| 2004 | Class III | Johnny Isakson | 17.9 |
| 2002 | Class II | Saxby Chambliss | 6.8 |
| 2000 special | Class III | Zell Bryan Miller | 20.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Paul Coverdell | 7.2 |
| 1996 | Class II | Max Cleland | 1.3 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Georgia Senate race (special election)?
Zell Bryan Miller (DEM) won with 58.5% of the vote, ahead of Mack Mattingly (38.1%), a margin of 20.4 points.
Did the Georgia Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Georgia Senate race?
2,415,743 votes were counted for the candidates in the top-two primary.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.