The 2000 United States Senate election in Wisconsin took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Herb Kohl won re-election to a third term by a margin of 24.5% against John Gillespie. Kohl’s landslide victory was despite Al Gore only narrowly winning Wisconsin over Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush in the concurrent presidential election.
Major candidates Democratic Herb Kohl, incumbent U.S. Senator
Republican John Gillespie, founder of Rawhide Boys Ranch William Lorge, former State Representative
Results
Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican Outagamie (largest city: Appleton)
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Shawano (largest city: Shawano) Fond du Lac (Largest city: Fond du Lac) Juneau (largest city: Mauston)
See also 2000 United States Senate elections
References
External links Official campaign websites (archived) Herb Kohl (D) for Senate John Gillespie (R) for Senate