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 by a margin of 24.5%. Herb Kohl defeated John Gillespie in a landslide despite Al Gore narrowly winning Wisconsin over Republican presidential nominee George Walker Bush in the concurrent presidential election.

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 61.54% 37.04%

Kohl:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Gillespie:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Tie:       No data:

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
• William Lorge, former State Representative

Results

General election results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Herb Kohl (Incumbent)	1,563,238	61.54%	+3.23%
	Republican	John Gillespie	940,744	37.04%	−3.66%
	Libertarian	Tim Peterson	21,348	0.84%	−0.15%
	Independent	Eugene A. Hem	9,555	0.38%	N/A
	Constitution	Robert R. Raymond	4,296	0.17%	N/A
	Independent	Write Ins	902	0.04%	N/A
	Democratic hold		Swing

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

• Outagamie (largest city: Appleton)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Shawano (largest city: Shawano)
• Fond du Lac (Largest city: Fond du Lac)
• Juneau (largest city: Mauston)

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections