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| Turnout | 54.0% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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 County and independent city results Allen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Robb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Robb sought re-election to a third term, but he was defeated by Republican nominee George Allen.[2][3] With Allen's victory, this marked the first time since 1989 that Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats. As of 2023, this was the only time since 1982 that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia.
Candidates
Democratic
- Chuck Robb, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor of Virginia
Republican
- George Allen, former Governor of Virginia and former U.S. Representative
General election
Debates
- Complete video of debate, September 24, 2000
- Complete video of debate, September 25, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 22, 2000
Polling
| Source | Date | Allen (R) | Robb (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA | September 24–25, 2000 | 57% | 43% |
| SurveyUSA | October 1–2, 2000 | 56% | 41% |
| SurveyUSA | October 8–9, 2000 | 51% | 47% |
| SurveyUSA | October 15–16, 2000 | 51% | 48% |
| SurveyUSA | October 28–29, 2000 | 53% | 46% |
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | George Allen | 1,420,460 | 52.26% | +9.38% | ||
| Democratic | Chuck Robb (incumbent) | 1,296,093 | 47.68% | +2.07% | ||
| Write-in | 1,748 | 0.06% | -0.01% | |||
| Majority | 124,367 | 4.58% | +1.85% | |||
| Turnout | 2,718,301 | |||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | ||||||
Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Amelia (no municipalities)
- Amherst (Largest city: Amherst)
- Chesapeake (independent city)
- Bedford (Independent city)
- Buckingham (Largest city: Dillwyn)
- Buena Vista (Independent city)
- James City (no municipalities)
- King and Queen (Largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse)
- Lynchburg (Independent city)
- Montgomery (Largest city: Blacksburg)
- Russell (Largest city: Lebanon)
- Nelson (Largest city: Nellysford)
- Wise (Largest city: Big Stone Gap)
Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Prince Edward (Largest city: Farmville)
See also
References
- ↑ Dr. Michael McDonald (December 28, 2011). "2000 General Election Turnout Rates". George Mason University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ David Leip (January 1, 2012). "2000 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ Our Campaigns (April 23, 2004). "Our Campaigns - VA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ↑ Jeff Trandahl (June 21, 2001). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000". Office of the Clerk - U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
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