The 2000 United States Senate election in Texas took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison won re-election to a second full term. As of 2022, this is the last time Travis County voted Republican in a statewide election and the last time a Republican won every county in the Texas Triangle in a statewide election.
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County results Hutchison: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Kelly: 40-50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Kay Bailey Hutchison (Incumbent) | 4,078,954 | 65.08% | +4.23% | |
Democratic | Gene Kelly | 2,025,024 | 32.31% | -6.00% | |
Green | Douglas S. Sandage | 91,329 | 1.46% | N/A | |
Libertarian | Mary J. Ruwart | 72,657 | 1.16% | +0.32% | |
Majority | 2,053,930 | 32.77% | +10.23% | ||
Turnout | 6,267,964 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |