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2000 Wisconsin elections

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The 2000 Wisconsin Fall General Election was held in the U.S. state of Wisconsin on November 7, 2000. One of Wisconsin's U.S. Senate seats was up for election, as well as Wisconsin's nine seats in the United States House of Representatives, the sixteen even-numbered seats in the Wisconsin State Senate, and all 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly. Voters also chose eleven electors to represent them in the Electoral College, which then participated in selecting the president of the United States. The 2000 Fall Partisan Primary was held on September 12, 2000.

In the Fall general election, the Democratic presidential candidate, Vice President Al Gore, narrowly won Wisconsin's eleven electoral votes, defeating Texas Governor George W. Bush by a mere 5,708 votes. All nine of Wisconsin's incumbent members of Congress were reelected. Democrats gained one seat in the Wisconsin Senate; Republicans gained one seat in the Wisconsin Assembly.[1]

The 2000 Wisconsin Spring Election was held April 4, 2000. This election featured a contested election for Wisconsin Supreme Court and the Presidential preference primary for both major political parties, as well as various nonpartisan local and judicial offices.[2] The 2000 Wisconsin Spring Primary was held on February 15, 2000.

Wisconsin Republicans celebrated the results of the April election with the victory of their preferred candidate in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. The Presidential preference primary was not seriously contested on either the Democratic or Republican side, as most candidates had already dropped out before Wisconsin's vote.

Federal offices

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U.S. President

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Incumbent Democratic President Bill Clinton was term-limited and was not a candidate for reelection. In Wisconsin, voters chose Clinton's vice president, Al Gore, over Texas Governor George W. Bush.[1]: 1  Vice President Gore received Wisconsin's eleven electoral votes, but did not win the national electoral vote.

Results

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United States Presidential Election in Wisconsin, 2000[1]: 1 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 7, 2000
Democratic Al Gore /
Joe Lieberman
1,242,987 47.83% −1.03%
Republican George W. Bush /
Dick Cheney
1,237,279 47.61% +9.09%
Green Ralph Nader /
Winona LaDuke
94,070 3.62% +2.31%
Reform Pat Buchanan /
Ezola Foster
11,471 0.44% −9.92%
Libertarian Harry Browne /
Art Olivier
6,640 0.26% −0.11%
Constitution Howard Phillips /
J. Curtis Frazier
2,042 0.08% −0.32%
Workers World Monica Moorehead /
Gloria La Riva
1,063 0.04% −0.02%
Independent John Hagelin /
Nat Goldhaber
853 0.03% −0.03%
Socialist Workers James Harris /
Margaret Trowe
306 0.01% −0.01%
Scattering 1,896 0.07%
Plurality 5,708 0.22% -10.12%
Total votes 2,598,607 100.0% +18.45%
Democratic hold

U.S. Senate

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Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl was reelected to a third six-year term, defeating Republican John Gillespie.[1]: 2 

United States Senate Election in Wisconsin, 2000[1]: 2 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 7, 2000
Democratic Herb Kohl (incumbent) 1,563,238 61.54% +3.23%
Republican John Gillespie 940,744 37.04% −3.66%
Libertarian Tim Peterson 21,348 0.84% −0.15%
Independent Eugene A. Hem 9,555 0.38%
Constitution Robert R. Raymond 4,296 0.17%
Scattering 902 0.04%
Plurality 622,494 24.51% +6.89%
Total votes 2,540,083 100.0% +62.30%
Democratic hold

U.S. House

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District Incumbent Candidates Results
Member First
elected
Wisconsin 1 Paul Ryan 1998
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 2 Tammy Baldwin 1998
  • Green tickY Tammy Baldwin (Dem) 51.36%
  • John Sharpless (Rep) 48.57%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 3 Ron Kind 1996
  • Green tickY Ron Kind (Dem) 63.74%
  • Susan Tully (Rep) 35.91%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 4 Jerry Kleczka 1984
  • Green tickY Jerry Kleczka (Dem) 60.77%
  • Tim Riener (Rep) 37.81%
  • Nikola Rajnovic (Lib) 1.38%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 5 Tom Barrett 1992
  • Green tickY Tom Barrett (Dem) 77.68%
  • Jonathan Smith (Republican) 22.02%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 6 Tom Petri 1979 (Special)
  • Green tickY Tom Petri (Rep) 65.02%
  • Dan Flaherty (Dem) 34.88%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 7 Dave Obey 1969 (Special)
  • Green tickY Dave Obey (Dem) 63.27%
  • Sean Cronin (Rep) 36.66%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 8 Mark Andrew Green 1998
  • Green tickY Mark Andrew Green (Rep) 74.62%
  • Dean Reich (Dem) 25.27%
Incumbent re-elected.
Wisconsin 9 Jim Sensenbrenner 1978
  • Green tickY Jim Sensenbrenner (Rep) 74.04%
  • Mike Clawson (Dem) 25.88%
Incumbent re-elected.

State offices

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Legislature

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State Senate

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The 16 even-numbered seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election in 2000. Each party controlled 8 seats up for election in 2000, with Democrats holding a 1-seat majority in the full Senate, 17–16. Republicans picked up one Democrat-held seat in the 2000 general election, but Democrats picked up two previously Republican-held seats, for a net result of the Democratic Party gaining 1 seat and increasing their majority to 18–15.

Summary
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Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
Vacant Total
Democratic Republican
Total after last election (1998) 18 15 33 0
Total before this election 17 16 33 0
Up for election 8 8 16
This election 9 7
Total after this election 18 15 33 0
Change in total Increase 1 Decrease 1 Steady Steady
Candidates
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District Incumbent Elected[1] Defeated candidates Result
Senator 1996 Vote% Status Candidate Vote%
02 Robert Cowles 62.92% Running Robert Cowles 99.62% Party hold.
04 Gwen Moore 100.00% Running Gwen Moore 99.09% Party hold.
06 Gary R. George 100.00% Running Gary R. George 99.17% Party hold.
08 Alberta Darling 58.78% Running Alberta Darling 65.88% Sara Lee Johann (Dem) 33.95% Party hold.
10 Alice Clausing 54.12% Running Sheila Harsdorf 50.34%
  • Alice Clausing (Dem) 47.15%
  • Jim Nelson (Ind) 2.50%
Republican gain.
12 Roger Breske 57.41% Running Roger Breske 88.34% John E. Bailey (Lib) 11.54% Party hold.
14 Robert Welch 100.0% Running Robert Welch 66.34% Dick Goldsmith (Dem) 33.59% Party hold.
16 Charles Chvala 53.67% Running Charles Chvala 57.93% Lisa B. Nelson (Rep) 42.01% Party hold.
18 Carol Roessler 73.77% Running Carol Roessler 67.90% Kevin McGee (Dem) 31.98% Party hold.
20 Mary Panzer 84.83% Running Mary Panzer 73.03% Dale Koski (Dem) 26.89% Party hold.
22 Robert Wirch 56.81% Running Robert Wirch 55.98% Dave Duecker (Rep) 43.99% Party hold.
24 Kevin Shibilski 84.08% Running Kevin Shibilski 99.49% Party hold.
26 Fred Risser 100.00% Running Fred Risser 98.95% Party hold.
28 Mary Lazich 52.04% Running Mary Lazich 67.48% Kathleen S. Arciszewski (Dem) 32.46% Party hold.
30 Gary Drzewiecki 51.79% Running Dave Hansen 50.72% Gary Drzewiecki (Rep) 49.10% Democratic gain.
32 Brian Rude 75.10% Not running Mark Meyer 50.96% Dan Kapanke (Rep) 48.90% Democratic gain.

State Assembly

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All 99 seats in the Wisconsin State Assembly were up for election in 2000. Republicans gained 1 seat in the 2000 general election, increasing their majority to 56–43.

Summary
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Seats Party
(majority caucus shading)
Vacant Total
Democratic Republican
Total after last election (1998) 44 55 99 0
Total before this election 44 55 99 0
Total after this election 43 56 99 0
Change in total Decrease 1 Increase 1 Steady Steady

Judiciary

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State Supreme Court

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2000 Wisconsin Supreme Court election

← 1999 April 4, 2000 2001 →
← 1990
2008 →
 
Candidate Diane S. Sykes Louis B. Butler
Popular vote 535,805 281,048
Percentage 65.5% 34.4%

County results
Sykes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Justice before election

Diane S. Sykes

Elected Justice

Diane S. Sykes

Incumbent Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Diane S. Sykes defeated Milwaukee municipal court judge Louis B. Butler in the April general election. Justice Sykes had been appointed to the court in 1999 by Governor Tommy Thompson, to replace Justice Donald W. Steinmetz, who had retired. Justice Steinmetz's term was already set to expire in 2000, thus no special election needed to be scheduled.

Wisconsin Supreme Court Election, 2000[2]: 1 
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, April 4, 2000
Nonpartisan Diane S. Sykes (incumbent) 535,805 65.52%
Nonpartisan Louis B. Butler 281,048 34.37%
Scattering 895 0.11%
Plurality 254,757 31.15% +27.43%
Total votes 817,748 100.0% +19.27%

State Court of Appeals

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Three seats of the Wisconsin Court of Appeals were up for election in 2000. None of the elections was contested.[2]: 1–2 

State Circuit Courts

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Forty nine of the state's 241 circuit court seats were up for election in 2000. One of those seats—in Waupaca County—was newly created by the 1999 budget act passed by the Wisconsin Legislature.[3] Eight of the seats were contested. Only one incumbent judge was defeated seeking re-election, Michael G. Grzeca—an appointee of Governor Tommy Thompson in the Brown County Circuit.[2]: 3 

Circuit Branch Incumbent Elected[2]: 2–16  Defeated Defeated in Primary
Name Votes % Name Votes % Name(s)
Ashland Robert E. Eaton Robert E. Eaton 1,782 99.78%
Barron 2 Edward R. Brunner Edward R. Brunner 5,541 99.87%
Brown 2 Michael G. Grzeca Mark A. Warpinski 26,058 68.40% Michael G. Grzeca 12,002 31.51%
Clark Jon M. Counsell Jon M. Counsell 4,903 66.24% Charles S. Senn 2,492 33.67% Darwin L. Zwieg
Frank Vazquez
Dane 3 John C. Albert John C. Albert 48,077 99.57%
8 Patrick J. Fiedler Patrick J. Fiedler 48,853 99.56%
9 Gerald C. Nichol Gerald C. Nichol 49,139 99.66%
12 David T. Flanagan David T. Flanagan 47,869 99.65%
17 Paul B. Higginbotham Paul B. Higginbotham 49,239 99.66%
Door 1 John D. Koehn D. Todd Ehlers 4,334 51.43% Philip L. Johnson 4,087 48.50%
2 Peter C. Diltz Peter C. Diltz 7,110 99.45%
Eau Claire 1 Thomas H. Barland Lisa K. Stark 9,217 59.69% Michael D. O'Brien 6,197 40.13% Mike O'Brien
3 William M. Gabler William M. Gabler 11,833 99.54%
4 Benjamin D. Proctor Benjamin D. Proctor 12,208 99.57%
5 Paul J. Lenz Paul J. Lenz 11,925 99.61%
Kenosha 7 S. Michael Wilk S. Michael Wilk 12,488 99.70%
Milwaukee 4 Mel Flanagan Mel Flanagan 115,045 99.21%
6 Kitty Brennan Kitty Brennan 116,005 99.25%
8 William Sosnay William Sosnay 112,081 99.26%
13 Victor Manian Victor Manian 116,145 99.34%
20 Dennis P. Moroney Dennis P. Moroney 112,357 99.34%
23 Elsa C. Lamelas Elsa C. Lamelas 111,652 99.29%
28 Thomas R. Cooper Thomas R. Cooper 111,772 99.38%
35 Lee Wells Lee Wells 112,271 99.41%
38 Jeffrey A. Wagner Jeffrey A. Wagner 115,872 99.34%
39 Michael Malmstadt Michael Malmstadt 113,139 99.36%
43 Marshall B. Murray Marshall B. Murray 110,440 99.38%
46 Bonnie L. Gordon Bonnie L. Gordon 110,560 99.34%
Oneida 2 Mark A. Mangerson Mark A. Mangerson 5,895 99.63%
Outagamie 4 Harold V. Froehlich Harold V. Froehlich 17,832 99.84%
5 Dee R. Dyer Dee R. Dyer 17,916 99.88%
7 John A. Des Jardins John A. Des Jardins 18,032 99.81%
Portage 3 Thomas T. Flugaur Thomas T. Flugaur 7,170 99.82%
Racine 8 Dennis J. Flynn Dennis J. Flynn 20,913 99.52%
10 Richard J. Kreul Richard J. Kreul 19,694 99.59%
Rock 7 James E. Welker James E. Welker 14,334 99.07%
St. Croix 3 Scott R. Needham Scott R. Needham 5,414 99.96%
Sauk 1 Patrick J. Taggart Patrick J. Taggart 6,690 99.58%
3 Virginia A. Wolfe Guy D. Reynolds 5,443 62.75% Patricia Barrett 3,222 37.15% Joseph J. Screnock
David McFarlane
Randall M. Holtz
David McFarlane
Sheboygan 5 James J. Bolgert James J. Bolgert 16,290 99.82%
Walworth 1 Robert J. Kennedy Robert J. Kennedy 7,698 50.31% Henry A. Sibbing 7,601 49.68%
Washington 3 David Resheske David Resheske 13,058 99.59%
4 Leo F. Schlaefer Andrew T. Gonring 12,964 99.46%
Waukesha 11 Robert G. Mawdsley Robert G. Mawdsley 41,745 99.55%
12 Kathryn W. Foster Kathryn W. Foster 42,017 99.51%
Waupaca 3 New seat Raymond S. Huber 6,042 56.24% John P. Snider 4,701 43.75% Steven L. Toney
Winnebago 1 William E. Crane Thomas J. Gritton 11,900 56.78% Frank Slattery 9,033 43.10%
2 Robert A. Haase Robert A. Haase 17,309 99.51%
4 Robert A. Hawley Robert A. Hawley 17,228 99.43%

Local

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Milwaukee

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  • Incumbent Mayor John Norquist was reelected to a fourth four-year term, defeating businessman George Watts.[4]

Monroe County

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Results of Fall General Election - 11/07/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 10, 2001. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e Results of Spring General Election - 04/04/2000 (PDF) (Report). Wisconsin State Elections Board. May 17, 2000. Retrieved February 18, 2021.
  3. ^ An Act relating to: state finances and appropriations, constituting the executive budget act of the 1999 legislature (PDF) (9). Wisconsin Legislature. 1999. pp. 626, 685, 686. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  4. ^ "Norquist is re-elected in Milwaukee". The Capital Times. April 5, 2000. p. 3. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Ed's Tomah win makes gov the mayor's brother". The Capital Times. April 5, 2000. p. 3. Retrieved February 19, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.