United States Senate election in Vermont, 2000
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords won re-election to a second term. Jeffords switched from being a Republican to an independent, who would caucus with the Democratic Party, thus breaking the 50-50 lock.
[edit] Democratic primary
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Results
| Democratic Primary results[1] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Democratic |
Ed Flanagan |
17,440 |
49.24% |
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Democratic |
Jan Backus |
16,444 |
46.43% |
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Democratic |
Write-ins |
1,533 |
4.33% |
| Totals |
30,229 |
100.00% |
[edit] Republican primary
[edit] Candidates
[edit] Results
| Republican primary results[2] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
Percentage |
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Republican |
Jim Jeffords (inc.) |
60,234 |
77.79% |
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Republican |
Rick Hubbard |
15,991 |
20.65% |
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Republican |
Write-ins |
1,204 |
1,204% |
| Totals |
77,429 |
100.00% |
[edit] General election
[edit] Results
| United States Senate election in Vermont, 2000[3] |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
±% |
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Republican |
Jim Jeffords (inc.) |
189,133 |
65.56% |
+15.24% |
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Democratic |
Ed Flanagan |
73,352 |
25.43% |
-15.14% |
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Constitution |
Charles W. Russell |
10,079 |
3.49% |
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Independent |
Rick Hubbard |
5,366 |
1.86% |
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Grassroots |
Billy Greer |
4,889 |
1.69% |
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Libertarian |
Hugh Douglas |
3,843 |
1.33% |
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Liberty Union |
Jerry Levy |
1,477 |
0.51% |
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Write-ins |
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361 |
0.13% |
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| Majority |
115,781 |
40.13% |
+30.38% |
| Turnout |
288,500 |
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Republican hold |
Swing |
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[edit] References
- ^ http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000PrimaryCanvass.pdf
- ^ http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000PrimaryCanvass.pdf
- ^ http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#45
[edit] External links
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