2000 United States Senate election in Texas

2000 United States Senate election in Texas

November 7, 2000

Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison Gene Kelly Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 4,078,954 2,025,024 Percentage 65.08% 32.31%

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%

U.S. senator before election Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Elected U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican

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 2024, 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.

Major candidates

Democratic

• Gene Kelly, retired attorney

Republican

• Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

2000 United States Senate election in Texas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Foard (Largest city: Crowell)
• Morris (Largest city: Daingerfield)
• Robertson (Largest city: Hearne)
• Kenedy (largest municipality: Sarita) (previously tied)
• Kleberg (largest municipality: Kingsville)
• Cameron (largest community: Brownsville)
• Knox (Largest city: Munday)
• Limestone (Largest city: Mexia)
• Stonewall (Largest city: Aspermont)
• Trinity (Largest city: Trinity)
• Jefferson (largest city: Beaumont)
• Webb (largest city: Laredo)
• King (largest city: Guthrie)

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• El Paso (Largest city: El Paso)
• Presidio (Largest city: Presidio)

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections