2000 Senate elections · New York history
New York U.S. Senate election 2000
Hillary Rodham Clinton DEM +12.0 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 6,959,662
- Margin
- 12.0 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in NY
- D+25.0same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Won | DEM | 3,562,415 | 51.19% | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Won | WFP | 102,094 | 1.47% | |
| Hillary Rodham Clinton Won | LBL | 82,801 | 1.19% | |
| Rick Lazio | REP | 2,724,589 | 39.15% | |
| Rick Lazio | CRV | 191,141 | 2.75% | |
| Blank/Scattering | — | 179,823 | 2.58% | |
| Jeffrey E. Graham | IDP | 43,181 | 0.62% | |
| Mark J. Dunau | GRE | 40,991 | 0.59% | |
| John O. Adefope | RTL | 21,439 | 0.31% | |
| John Clifton | LIB | 4,734 | 0.07% | |
| Louis Wein | CON | 3,414 | 0.05% | |
| Jacob J. Perasso | SWP | 3,040 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 6,959,662 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other New York Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 16.7 |
| 2022 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 13.7 |
| 2018 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 32.4 |
| 2016 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 39.8 |
| 2012 | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 40.8 |
| 2010 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 38.0 |
| 2010 special | Class I | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | 31.5 |
| 2006 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 31.6 |
| 2004 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 37.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | Hillary Rodham Clinton | 12.0 |
| 1998 | Class III | Charles E. Schumer | 14.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Daniel Patrick Moynihan | 15.3 |
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Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 New York Senate race?
Hillary Rodham Clinton (DEM) won with 51.2% of the vote, ahead of Rick Lazio (39.1%), a margin of 12.0 points.
Did the New York Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 New York Senate race?
6,959,662 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.