2000 United States Senate election in Virginia
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November 7, 2000
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| Turnout | 54.0% (voting eligible)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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Allen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Robb: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Tie: 50% | |||||||||||||||||
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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 was defeated by the Republican nominee, former governor George Allen.[2][3] With Allen's victory, this marked the first time since 1989 that Republicans held both of Virginia's Senate seats. Allen is one of the two freshmen Republican senators alongside John Ensign in the 107th Congress, and the only first-time Republican senator to defeat an incumbent. As of 2026[update], this is the last time that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia.
General election
[edit source]Candidates
[edit source]- George Allen, former governor of Virginia and former U.S. representative from Chesterfield County (Republican)
- Chuck Robb, incumbent U.S. senator and former governor of Virginia (Democratic)
Debates
[edit source]- Complete video of debate, September 24, 2000
- Complete video of debate, September 25, 2000
- Complete video of debate, October 22, 2000
Polling
[edit source]| Source | Date | Allen (R) | Robb (D) |
|---|---|---|---|
| SurveyUSA[4] | September 24–25, 2000 | 57% | 43% |
| SurveyUSA[5] | October 1–2, 2000 | 56% | 41% |
| SurveyUSA[6] | October 8–9, 2000 | 51% | 47% |
| SurveyUSA[7] | October 15–16, 2000 | 51% | 48% |
| SurveyUSA[8] | October 28–29, 2000 | 53% | 46% |
Results
[edit source]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | ||
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| 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 | |||||
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Counties and independent cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit source]- 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
[edit source]- Prince Edward (largest city: Farmville)
See also
[edit source]References
[edit source]- ↑ 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.
- ↑ SurveyUSA
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- ↑ 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.
External links
[edit source]Official campaign websites (archived)
