2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
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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.
Candidates
Green
- Vance Hansen, retired teacher
Independent
- Bill Toel, professor and former banker[1]
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[2] despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.[3]
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)