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.

2000 United States Senate election in Texas

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NomineeKay Bailey HutchisonGene Kelly
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote4,078,9542,025,024
Percentage65.08%32.31%

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

Major candidates

Democratic

  • Gene Kelly, retired attorney[1]

Republican

Results

2000 United States Senate election in Texas[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
RepublicanKay Bailey Hutchison (Incumbent) 4,078,954 65.08% +4.23%
DemocraticGene Kelly2,025,02432.31%-6.00%
GreenDouglas S. Sandage91,3291.46%N/A
LibertarianMary J. Ruwart72,6571.16%+0.32%
Majority2,053,93032.77%+10.23%
Turnout6,267,964
Republican holdSwing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

See also

References