United States Senate election in California, 2000

Infobox Election
election_name = United States Senate election in California, 2000
country = California
type = presidential
ongoing = no
previous_election = United States Senate election in California, 1994
previous_year = 1994
next_election = United States Senate election in California, 2006
next_year = 2006
election_date = November 7 2000


nominee1 = Dianne Feinstein
party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
popular_vote1 = 5,932,522
percentage1 = 55.84


nominee2 = Tom Campbell
party2 = Republican Party (United States)
popular_vote2 = 3,886,853
percentage2 = 36.59
map_

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map_size = 300px
map_caption = Election results by county
title = Senator
before_election = Dianne Feinstein
before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
after_election = Dianne Feinstein
after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

The 2000 United States Senate election in California was held November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat Dianne Feinstein won reelection over moderate Republican congressman Tom Campbell.

Primary results

[http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_primary/us_senate_summary.pdf Link to primary results]

Democratic

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Dianne Feinstein
votes = 3,759,560
percentage = 95.50Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Michael Schmier
votes = 181,104
percentage = 4.50Election box total no party no change
votes = 3,940,664
percentage = 100.00

Republican

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Tom Campbell
votes = 1,697,208
percentage = 56.17Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Ray Haynes
votes = 679,034
percentage = 22.47Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Bill Horn
votes = 453,630
percentage = 15.01Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = John M. Brown
votes = 68,415
percentage = 2.26Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Linh Dao
votes = 64,559
percentage = 2.14Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = James Peter Gough
votes = 58,853
percentage = 1.95Election box total no party no change
votes = 3,021,699
percentage = 100.00

Green

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Medea Susan Benjamin
votes = 99,716
percentage = 73.95Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Jan B. Tucker
votes = 35,124
percentage = 26.05Election box total no party no change
votes = 134,840
percentage = 100.00

Reform

Election box winning candidate no party no change
candidate = Jose Luis Olivares Camahort
votes = 46,278
percentage = 70.34Election box candidate no party no change
candidate = Valli "Sharp" Sharpe
votes = 19,516
percentage = 29.66Election box total no party no change
votes = 65,794
percentage = 100.00

Others

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party of California
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 120,622
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Diane Beall Templin
votes = 38,836
percentage = 100.00Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Brian M. Rees
votes = 26,382
percentage = 100.00

Results

Election box winning candidate with party link no change
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Dianne Feinstein (incumbent)
votes = 5,932,522
percentage = 55.84Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Tom Campbell
votes = 3,886,853
percentage = 36.59Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Green Party (United States)
candidate = Medea Susan Benjamin
votes = 326,828
percentage = 3.08Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Libertarian Party (United States)
candidate = Gail Lightfoot
votes = 187,718
percentage = 1.77Election box candidate with party link no change
party = American Independent Party
candidate = Diane Beall Templin
votes = 134,598
percentage = 1.27Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Reform Party (United States)
candidate = Jose Luis Olivares Camahort
votes = 96,552
percentage = 0.91Election box candidate with party link no change
party = Natural Law Party (United States)
candidate = Brian M. Rees
votes = 58,537
percentage = 0.55Election box invalid no change
votes = 519,233
percentage = 4.66Election box total no change
votes = 11,142,841
percentage = 100.00Election box turnout no change
percentage = 51.92Election box hold with party link without swing
winner = Democratic Party (United States)

Results by county

Final results from the Secretary of State of California. [ [http://sos.ca.gov/elections/sov/2000_general/us_sen.pdf] ]

ee also

*United States Senate elections, 2000

External links

*JoinCalifornia [http://www.joincalifornia.com/election/2000-11-07 2000 General Election]