2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

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.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. Senator

Republican

• John Gillespie, founder of Rawhide Boys Ranch
• William Lorge, former State Representative

Results

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

• Outagamie (largest city: Appleton)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Shawano (largest city: Shawano)
• Fond du Lac (Largest city: Fond du Lac)
• Juneau (largest city: Mauston)

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections

References

External links

Official campaign websites (archived)

• Herb Kohl (D) for Senate
• John Gillespie (R) for Senate