2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Herb Kohl John Gillespie
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,563,238 940,744
Percentage 61.54% 37.04%

Kohl:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Gillespie:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Tie:      

U.S. senator before election

Herb Kohl
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Herb Kohl
Democratic

The 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to a third term by a margin of 24.5% against John Gillespie. Kohl’s landslide victory was despite Al Gore only narrowly winning Wisconsin over Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush in the concurrent presidential election.