2000 United States Senate election in Maryland

The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a fifth term.

2000 United States Senate election in Maryland
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Paul Sarbanes Paul Rappaport
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,230,013 715,178
Percentage 63.2% 36.7%
County Results

Sarbanes:      50–60%      60–70%      80–90%

Rappaport:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Paul Sarbanes
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Paul Sarbanes
Democratic

Elections in Maryland
Government

Candidates

Democratic

Republican
  • Paul H. Rappaport, former Howard County police chief and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994[1][2]

Campaign

Rappaport won the Republican primary against S. Rob Sobhani, Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Robin Ficker, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford[3] through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23%.[4] Rappaport, a major underdog, pushed for three debates. The four-term incumbent agreed to one debate on October 26.[5]

Results
General election results[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Paul Sarbanes 1,230,013 63.2
Republican Paul Rappaport 715,178 36.7
Other Write Ins 1,594 0.1
Independent Corrogan R. Vaughn (Write In) 113

See also
  • United States Senate elections, 2000

References
  1. Dianne Feinstein Primaries kind to incumbents, The Deseret News (Associated Press) – March 8, 2000
  2. Senate rivals face off in only TV debate Sarbanes defends record of 4 terms against Rappaport accusations. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 20, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
  3. MD US Senate - R Primary, Our Campaigns
  4. Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes, The Washington Times, March 9, 2000
  5. MARYLAND NOTEBOOK; Sarbanes-Rappaport Forum A Matter of Great Debate. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 26, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
  6. 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.
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