2000 United States Senate election in Arizona

The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term, as no candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong third party performance.

2000 United States Senate election in Arizona

November 7, 2000

Nominee Jon Kyl William Toel Party Republican Independent Popular vote 1,101,196 109,230 Percentage 79.32% 7.82%   Nominee Vance Hansen Barry Hess Party Green Libertarian Popular vote 108,926 70,724 Percentage 7.80% 5.06%

County Results Kyl:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Jon Kyl Republican Elected U.S. Senator Jon Kyl Republican

Candidates

Green

• Vance Hansen, retired teacher

Independent

• Bill Toel, professor and former banker[1]

Libertarian

• Barry Hess, businessman

Republican

• Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994

Campaign

Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent[2] despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.[3]

Results

General election results[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±
	Republican	Jon Kyl (Incumbent)	1,108,196	79.32%	+25.62%
	Independent	William Toel	109,230	7.82%
	Green	Vance Hansen	108,926	7.80%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	70,724	5.06%	-1.68%
Majority			998,966	71.50%	+57.34%
Turnout			1,397,076
	Republican hold		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 2000

References

1. "WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND".
2. "THE 2000 ELECTIONS: WEST".
3. "State-by-state roundup Selected results in Tuesday's election".
4. "2000 ELECTION STATISTICS". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 12 April 2018.