2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

The 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to a third term.

2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

November 7, 2000

Nominee Herb Kohl John Gillespie Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,563,238 940,744 Percentage 61.5% 37.0%

County Results Kohl:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Gillespie:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Herb Kohl Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Herb Kohl Democratic

Major candidates

Democratic

• Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• John Gillespie, founder of Rawhide Boys Ranch[1]
• William Lorge, former State Representative

Results

General election results[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herb Kohl (Incumbent)	1,563,238	61.5%
	Republican	John Gillespie	940,744	37.0%
	Libertarian	Tim Peterson	21,348	0.8%
	Independent	Eugene A. Hem	9,555	0.4%
	Constitution	Robert R. Raymond	4,296	0.2%
	Independent	Write Ins	902	0.0%
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections

References

1. http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MWSB&p_theme=mwsb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB82DF752E18E16&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM
2. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm

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