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Georgia — 2000 U.S. Senate election
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Akashic2000 · U.S. SenateGeorgia · U.S. SenateZell MillerD+20.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2000 Senate returns.
- Zell Miller✓Democrat (Not Identified On Ballot)1,413,22458.5%
- Mack F. MattinglyRepublican (Not Identified On Ballot)920,47838.1%
- Paul Robert MacgregorNot Identified25,9421.1%
- Ben BallengerNot Identified22,9751.0%
- Jeff GatesNot Identified21,2490.9%
- Winnie WalshNot Identified11,8750.5%
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+11.7Senate 2000D+20.4vs. baselineD+32.1
Georgia's 2000 Senate race ran 32.1 points more Democratic than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Georgia's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1978–2022
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1978 | +66.3% |
| 1980 | −1.7% |
| 1984 | +59.9% |
| 1986 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | +100.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | +1.3% |
| 1998 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | +20.4% |
| 2002 | −6.8% |
| 2004 | −17.9% |
| 2008 | −14.9% |
| 2010 | −19.3% |
| 2014 | −7.7% |
| 2016 | −13.8% |
| 2020 | −1.8% |
| 2022 | +1.0% |
Same ballot, 2000GA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.