2000 United States Senate election in Texas
The 2000 United States Senate election in Texas took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a second full term. As of 2022, this is the last time Travis County voted Republican in a statewide election and the last time a Republican won every county in the Texas Triangle in a statewide election.
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Major candidates
Democratic
- Gene Kelly, retired attorney[1]
Republican
- Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison (Incumbent) | 4,078,954 | 65.0% | ||
| Democratic | Gene Kelly | 2,025,024 | 32.4% | ||
| Green | Douglas S. Sandage | 91,329 | 1.5% | ||
| Libertarian | Mary J. Ruwart | 72,657 | 1.2% | ||
| Majority | 2,053,930 | 32.6% | |||
| Turnout | 6,267,964 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Foard (Largest city: Crowell)
- Morris (Largest city: Daingerfield)
- Robertson (Largest city: Hearne)
- Kenedy (largest municipality: Sarita) (previously tied)
- Kleberg (largest municipality: Kingsville)
- Cameron (largest community: Brownsville)
- Knox (Largest city: Munday)
- Limestone (Largest city: Mexia)
- Stonewall (Largest city: Aspermont)
- Trinity (Largest city: Trinity)
- Jefferson (largest city: Beaumont)
- Webb (largest city: Laredo)
- King (largest city: Guthrie)
See also
References
- "Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com". nl.newsbank.com.
- "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved May 8, 2021.
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