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 W. Bush in the concurrent presidential election.

2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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Nominee Herb Kohl John Gillespie Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,563,238 940,744 Percentage 61.54% 37.04%

County results Precinct results 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:

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	61.54%	+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