2000 United States Senate election in Texas

none March 2026 September 2023 2000 United States Senate election in Texas Texas presidential no 1994 United States Senate election in Texas 1994 2006 United States Senate election in Texas 2006 November 7, 2000 File:Kay Bailey Hutchison, official photo 2.jpg 150x150px Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) 4,078,954 65.08% 3x4.svg Gene Kelly Democratic Party (United States) 2,025,024 32.31% 2000 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg 310px County resultsHutchison: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% #a80000 >90% Kelly: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% U.S. Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) Kay Bailey Hutchison Republican Party (United States) 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. This was 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. Republican primary Candidates Nominee Kay Bailey Hutchison, incumbent U.S. senator Republican primary resultshttps://elections.texastribune.org/texas-election-results/texas-2000-election-primary/ 2000 Primary Elections Texas Tribune March 31, 2026 Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 955,033 100.00% 955,033 100.00% Democratic primary thumb|250x250px|First round results by county: #7996E2 Kelly #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #5fd35fff Gandy #AAE5AA 30–40% #87DE87 40–50% #5fd35fff 50–60% #F1C92A Clark #FFEEAA 30–40% #FFDD55 40–50% #F1C92A 50–60% Candidates Nominee Gene Kelly, retired attorneyhttp://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED822C76CB274B2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Archives | The Dallas Morning News, dallasnews.com nl.newsbank.com August 22, 2010 June 9, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110609154700/http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=DM&p_theme=dm&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0ED822C76CB274B2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM dead Eliminated in runoff Charles Gandy, former state representative from the 105th district (1983-85)Member profile for Charles Gandy - Texas Legislative Reference Library https://lrl.texas.gov/legeleaders/members/memberdisplay.cfm?memberID=452 2026-04-01 lrl.texas.gov Eliminated in primary Democratic primary resultshttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=2000&f=0&off=3&elect=1 2000 Senatorial Democratic Primary Election Results - Texas Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections March 31, 2026 Don Clark, former FBI special agent2004-11-12 Veteran FBI Special Agent Don Clark to Appear on 'Corporate Strategies with Tim Connolly' November 14th at 9:00 pm EDT https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2004/11/12/318709/3301/en/Veteran-FBI-Special-Agent-Don-Clark-to-Appear-on-Corporate-Strategies-with-Tim-Connolly-November-14th-at-9-00-pm-EDT.html 2026-04-01 GlobeNewswire News Room en-us Bobby Wightman, civil rights attorney and activistDonald Mark 2000-03-01 Impossible dreamer https://www.dallasobserver.com/news/impossible-dreamer-6395918/ 2026-04-01 Dallas Observer en-US H. Gerald Bintliff, developer and businessmanApril 2026 Texas Democratic Party Gene Kelly 220,531 35.68% Texas Democratic Party Charles Gandy 140,636 22.76% Texas Democratic Party Don Clark 139,243 22.53% Texas Democratic Party Bobby Wightman 83,643 13.53% Texas Democratic Party H. Gerald Bintliff 33,979 5.50% 618,032 100.00% thumb|250x250px|Runoff results by county: #7996E2 Kelly #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #5fd35fff Gandy #5fd35fff 50–60% #37c837ff 60–70% #2ca02cff 70–80% #217821 80–90% #165016ff >90%#AE8BB1 Tie Runoff Democratic runoff resultshttps://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=48&year=2000&f=0&off=3&elect=3 2000 Senatorial Democratic Runoff Election Results - Texas Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Elections March 31, 2026 Texas Democratic Party Gene Kelly 143,366 58.43% Texas Democratic Party Charles Gandy 101,984 41.57% 245,350 100.00% General election 2000 United States Senate election in TexasOffice of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm 2021-05-08 Republican Party (United States) Kay Bailey Hutchison (incumbent) 4,078,954 65.08% +4.23% Democratic Party (United States) Gene Kelly 2,025,024 32.31% -6.00% Green Party (United States) Douglas S. Sandage 91,329 1.46% N/A Libertarian Party (United States) Mary J. Ruwart 72,657 1.16% +0.32% 2,053,930 32.77% +10.23% 6,267,964 Republican Party (United States) 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 References External links Official campaign websites Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) for Senate Texas 2000 United States Senate