2000 Senate elections · Vermont history
Vermont U.S. Senate election 2000
James M. Jeffords REP +40.1 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 288,500
- Margin
- 40.1 pts
- Seat held by
- Republicanheld
- President in VT
- D+9.9same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James M. Jeffords Won | REP | 189,133 | 65.56% | |
| Ed Flanagan | DEM | 73,352 | 25.43% | |
| Charles W. Russell | CON | 10,079 | 3.49% | |
| Rick Hubbard | IND | 5,366 | 1.86% | |
| Billy Greer | GRT | 4,889 | 1.70% | |
| Hugh Douglas | LIB | 3,843 | 1.33% | |
| Jerry E. Levy | LBU | 1,477 | 0.51% | |
| Write-in | — | 361 | 0.13% | |
| Total | 288,500 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Vermont Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 30.3 |
| 2022 | Class III | Peter Welch | 39.8 |
| 2018 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 39.2 |
| 2016 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 27.7 |
| 2012 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 46.1 |
| 2010 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 33.4 |
| 2006 | Class I | Bernie Sanders | 33.0 |
| 2004 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 46.1 |
| 2000 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 40.1 |
| 1998 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 49.8 |
| 1994 | Class I | James M. Jeffords | 9.8 |
| 1992 | Class III | Patrick J. Leahy | 10.8 |
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Vermont Senate race?
James M. Jeffords (REP) won with 65.6% of the vote, ahead of Ed Flanagan (25.4%), a margin of 40.1 points.
Did the Vermont Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Republican Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Vermont Senate race?
288,500 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.