The 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Robb sought re-election to a third term, but was defeated by the Republican nominee Former Governor George Allen.[2][3] With Allen's victory, this marked the first time since 1989 that Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats. As of 2024[update], this is the last time that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia.
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| Turnout | 54.0% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Allen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Robb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election
Candidates
- George Allen, former Governor of Virginia and former U.S. Representative from Chesterfield County (Republican)
- Chuck Robb, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor of Virginia (Democratic)
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 24, 2000
- Complete video of debate, September 25, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 22, 2000
Polling
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| Republican | George Allen | 1,420,460 | 52.26% | +9.38% | ||
| Democratic | Chuck Robb (incumbent) | 1,296,093 | 47.68% | +2.07% | ||
| Write-in | 1,748 | 0.06% | -0.01% | |||
| Majority | 124,367 | 4.58% | +1.85% | |||
| Turnout | 2,718,301 | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Amelia (no municipalities)
- Amherst (Largest city: Amherst)
- Chesapeake (independent city)
- Bedford (Independent city)
- Buckingham (Largest city: Dillwyn)
- Buena Vista (Independent city)
- James City (no municipalities)
- King and Queen (Largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse)
- Lynchburg (Independent city)
- Montgomery (Largest city: Blacksburg)
- Russell (Largest city: Lebanon)
- Nelson (Largest city: Nellysford)
- Wise (Largest city: Big Stone Gap)
Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Prince Edward (Largest city: Farmville)
See also
References
External links
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