2000 United States Senate election in Texas

2000 United States Senate election in Texas
	November 7, 2000
	County results; Hutchison: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90%; Kelly: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Kay Bailey Hutchison; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Kay Bailey Hutchison; Republican

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. This was 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.

Major candidates

Democratic

Gene Kelly, retired attorney^[1]

Republican

Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

2000 United States Senate election in Texas^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchison (Incumbent)	4,078,954	65.08%	+4.23%
	Democratic	Gene Kelly	2,025,024	32.31%	−6.00%
	Green	Douglas S. Sandage	91,329	1.46%	N/A
	Libertarian	Mary J. Ruwart	72,657	1.16%	+0.32%
Majority			2,053,930	32.77%	+10.23%
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)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

El Paso (Largest city: El Paso)
Presidio (Largest city: Presidio)

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.

External links

[1] "Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com". nl.newsbank.com.

[2] "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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