The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term. No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong non-major-party performance.
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County results Kyl: 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Candidates
Green
- Vance Hansen, retired teacher
Independent
- Bill Toel, professor and former banker
Libertarian
- Barry Hess, businessman
Republican
- Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994
Campaign
Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Jon Kyl (Incumbent) | 1,108,196 | 79.32% | +25.61% | |
| Independent | William Toel | 109,230 | 7.82% | ||
| Green | Vance Hansen | 108,926 | 7.80% | ||
| Libertarian | Barry Hess | 70,724 | 5.06% | −1.69% | |
| Majority | 998,966 | 71.50% | +57.34% | ||
| Turnout | 1,397,076 | ||||
| Republican hold | Swing | ||||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Apache (largest municipality: Eagar)
- Santa Cruz (largest municipality: Nogales)
- Coconino (largest municipality: Flagstaff)
- Pima (largest municipality: Tucson)
See also
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