2000 Senate elections · Wisconsin history
Wisconsin U.S. Senate election 2000
Herb Kohl DEM +24.5 · Class I seat · held 11/7/00
- Votes counted
- 2,540,083
- Margin
- 24.5 pts
- Seat held by
- Democraticheld
- President in WI
- D+0.2same year
General election 11/7/00
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb Kohl Won | DEM | 1,563,238 | 61.54% | |
| John Gillespie | REP | 940,744 | 37.04% | |
| Tim C. Peterson | LIB | 21,348 | 0.84% | |
| Eugene A. Hem | IND | 9,555 | 0.38% | |
| Robert Raymond | CON | 4,296 | 0.17% | |
| Scattering | — | 902 | 0.04% | |
| Total | 2,540,083 | |||
Official source: Election-Statistics
Other Wisconsin Senate races
| Year | Seat | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 0.9 |
| 2022 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 1.0 |
| 2018 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 10.8 |
| 2016 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 3.4 |
| 2012 | Class I | Tammy Baldwin | 5.6 |
| 2010 | Class III | Ron Johnson | 4.8 |
| 2006 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 37.8 |
| 2004 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 11.2 |
| 2000 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 24.5 |
| 1998 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 2.2 |
| 1994 | Class I | Herb Kohl | 17.6 |
| 1992 | Class III | Russ Feingold | 6.6 |
Full Wisconsin Senate history →
Questions and answers
Who won the 2000 Wisconsin Senate race?
Herb Kohl (DEM) won with 61.5% of the vote, ahead of John Gillespie (37.0%), a margin of 24.5 points.
Did the Wisconsin Senate seat change party in 2000?
No. The Democratic Party held it.
How many votes were cast in the 2000 Wisconsin Senate race?
2,540,083 votes were counted for the candidates in the general election.
Compiled by FiveThirtyEight from the official source linked above.