2000 Senate elections · Maryland history
Maryland U.S. Senate election 2000
Paul S. Sarbanes DEM +26.4 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 1,946,898
- Margin
- 26.4 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in MD
- D+16.2same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul S. Sarbanes Won | DEM | 1,230,013 | 63.18% | |
| Paul H. Rappaport | REP | 715,178 | 36.73% | |
| Other | — | 1,594 | 0.08% | |
| Corrogan R. Vaughn | W | 113 | 0.01% | |
| Total | 1,946,898 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Maryland Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Angela Alsobrooks | 11.8 |
| 2022 | Class III | Chris Van Hollen | 31.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Benjamin L. Cardin | 34.6 |
| 2016 | Class III | Chris Van Hollen | 25.2 |
| 2012 | Class I | Benjamin L. Cardin | 29.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 26.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Benjamin L. Cardin | 10.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 31.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Paul S. Sarbanes | 26.4 |
| 1998 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 41.0 |
| 1994 | Class I | Paul S. Sarbanes | 18.2 |
| 1992 | Class III | Barbara A. Mikulski | 42.0 |
Full Maryland Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Maryland Senate race?
Paul S. Sarbanes (DEM) won with 63.2% of the vote, ahead of Paul H. Rappaport (36.7%), a margin of 26.4 points.
Did the Maryland Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Maryland Senate race?
1,946,898 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.