United States Senate election in Texas, 2000

United States Senate election in Texas, 2000

1994 ← November 7, 2000 → 2006

Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison Gene Kelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,078,954 2,025,024 Percentage 65.0% 32.4%

Senator before election Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Elected Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican

Elections in Texas
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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 term.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Gene Kelly, retired attorney

Republican

• Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Texas United States Senate election, 2000
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Kay Bailey Hutchison (inc.)	4,078,954	65.0%
	Democratic	Gene Kelly	2,025,024	32.4%
	Green	Douglas S. Sandage	91,329	1.5%
	Libertarian	Mary J. Ruwart	72,657	1.2%
Majority
Turnout
	Republican hold		Swing