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2000 United States Senate election in Arizona
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U.S. senator before election; Jon Kyl; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Jon Kyl; Republican

The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term. No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong non-major-party performance.

Candidates

Green

Vance Hansen, retired teacher

Independent

Bill Toel, professor and former banker^[1]

Libertarian

Barry Hess, businessman

Republican

Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994

Campaign

Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent^[2] despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.^[3]

Results

General election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Jon Kyl (Incumbent)	1,108,196	79.32%	+25.61%
	Independent	William Toel	109,230	7.82%
	Green	Vance Hansen	108,926	7.80%
	Libertarian	Barry Hess	70,724	5.06%	−1.69%
Majority			998,966	71.50%	+57.34%
Turnout			1,397,076
	Republican hold		Swing

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Apache (largest municipality: Eagar)
Santa Cruz (largest municipality: Nogales)
Coconino (largest municipality: Flagstaff)
Pima (largest municipality: Tucson)

References

^ "Where the Candidates Stand".
^ "The 2000 Elections: West".
^ "State-by-state roundup Selected results in Tuesday's election".
^ "2000 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

[1] "Where the Candidates Stand".

[2] "The 2000 Elections: West".

[3] "State-by-state roundup Selected results in Tuesday's election".

[4] "2000 Election Statistics". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved April 12, 2018.

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2000 United States Senate election in Arizona