2000 Senate elections · Missouri history
Missouri U.S. Senate election 2000
Mel Carnahan DEM +2.1 gain · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 2,361,586
- Margin
- 2.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanchanged party
- President in MO
- R+3.3same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Carnahan Won | DEM | 1,191,812 | 50.47% | |
| John Ashcroft | REP | 1,142,852 | 48.39% | |
| Evaline Taylor | GRE | 10,612 | 0.45% | |
| Grant Samuel Stauffer | LIB | 10,198 | 0.43% | |
| Hugh Foley | REF | 4,166 | 0.18% | |
| Charles Dockins | NLP | 1,933 | 0.08% | |
| Write-in | — | 13 | 0.00% | |
| Total | 2,361,586 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Missouri Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 13.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Eric Schmitt | 13.3 |
| 2018 | Class I | Josh Hawley | 5.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 2.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 15.7 |
| 2010 | Class III | Roy Blunt | 13.6 |
| 2006 | Class I | Claire McCaskill | 2.3 |
| 2004 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 13.3 |
| 2002 special | Class I | Jim Talent | 1.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Mel Carnahan | 2.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Christopher S. Bond | 8.9 |
| 1994 | Class I | John Ashcroft | 24.0 |
Full Missouri Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Missouri Senate race?
Mel Carnahan (DEM) won with 50.5% of the vote, ahead of John Ashcroft (48.4%), a margin of 2.1 points.
Did the Missouri 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 Missouri Senate race?
2,361,586 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.