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Texas — 2000 U.S. Senate election
Recent presidential results
Akashic2000 · U.S. SenateTexas · U.S. SenateKay Bailey HutchisonR+32.8
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2000 Senate returns.
- Kay Bailey Hutchison✓(i)Republican4,078,95465.1%
- Gene KellyDemocrat2,025,02432.3%
- Douglas S. SandageGreen91,3291.5%
- Mary J. RuwartLibertarian72,6571.2%
presidential baselinePresident 2000R+21.3Senate 2000R+32.8vs. baselineR+11.5
Texas's 2000 Senate race ran 11.5 points more Republican than the presidential race on the same ballot.
Texas's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +14.5% |
| 1978 | −0.5% |
| 1982 | +18.1% |
| 1984 | −17.1% |
| 1988 | +19.2% |
| 1990 | −22.8% |
| 1994 | −22.5% |
| 1996 | −10.8% |
| 2000 | −32.8% |
| 2002 | −12.0% |
| 2006 | −25.6% |
| 2008 | −12.0% |
| 2012 | −15.8% |
| 2014 | −27.2% |
| 2018 | −2.6% |
| 2020 | −9.6% |
| 2024 | −8.5% |
Same ballot, 2000TX
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2000 US Senate returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · certified statewide totals. Real returns — nothing estimated.