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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: | |||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Wisconsin |
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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.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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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 |