2000 United States Senate election in Vermont

none March 2026 September 2023 2000 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential no 1994 United States Senate election in Vermont 1994 2006 United States Senate election in Vermont 2006 November 7, 2000 File:Jim Jeffords (cropped).jpg 150x150px Jim Jeffords Republican Party (United States) 189,133 65.56% File:EdFlanagan.png Ed Flanagan Democratic Party (United States) 73,352 25.43% x220px County results x220px Municipality results Jeffords: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords Republican Party (United States) Jim Jeffords Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords won re-election to a third term in office. In May 2001, Jeffords left the Republican Party and announced that he would become an independent who would caucus with the Democratic Party. His party exit broke the 50–50 lock in the Senate and effectively gave the Democrats the majority. Thus, that switch marked the first time since 1855 that Vermont had no Republicans in its entire congressional delegation. Despite the 40-point victory, this is the last federal election in Vermont won by a Republican, and the last time as of 2024 that either party won this seat.Bernie Sanders, who replaced Jeffords, is an independent who caucuses with the Democrats, like Jeffords did during his final term. Democratic primary Candidates Declared Ed Flanagan, Vermont Auditor of Accounts Jan Backus, former Vermont State Senator and 1994 Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate Declined Howard Dean, Governor of Vermonthttps://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/politics/campaigns/junkie/archive/junkie082099.htm Democrats Waiting On Vermont and Delaware The Washington Post Rudin Ken August 20, 1999 December 29, 2021 Results Democratic Primary resultshttp://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000PrimaryCanvass.pdf Archived copy 2011-06-03 2010-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101227183035/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000PrimaryCanvass.pdf dead Ed Flanagan Democratic Party (United States) 17,440 49.24 Jan Backus Democratic Party (United States) 16,444 46.43 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 1,533 4.33 35,417 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Jim Jeffords, incumbent U.S. Senator Rick Hubbard Results Republican primary resultshttp://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000PrimaryCanvass.pdf Archived copy 2011-06-03 2010-12-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20101227183035/http://vermont-elections.org/elections1/2000PrimaryCanvass.pdf dead Jim Jeffords (Incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 60,234 77.79 Rick Hubbard Republican Party (United States) 15,991 20.65 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 1,204 1.55 77,429 100.00 Independents and minor parties Independents Declared Rick Hubbard Declined Bernie Sanders, U.S. Representative from VT-AL; former mayor of Burlingtonhttps://www.nytimes.com/2000/10/05/politics/senator-jeffords-on-firm-ground-for-reelection-bid.html Senator Jeffords on Firm Ground for Re-election Bid The New York Times October 5, 2006 July 19, 2021 General election Flanagan was widely seen as having little chance of beating the highly popular Jeffords, who was thought of as a liberal Republican.https://edition.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/02/vermont.senate/index.html https://web.archive.org/web/20010509082203/http://edition.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/11/02/vermont.senate/index.html dead May 9, 2001 Gay Senate candidate an underdog amid Vermont gay union backlash CNN Delaney Bill November 2, 2000 July 19, 2021https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2000/07/24/gay-official-aims-to-shake-up-senate/807be4c6-f7da-4d02-b250-b2640404514e/ Gay Official Aims to Shake Up Senate The Washington Post Ferdin Pamela July 24, 2000 July 19, 2021 Flanagan campaigned on "shaking up Washington" and portrayed himself as a reformer. Both candidates supported same-sex civil unions and remained silent on the issue of same-sex marriage, but Flanagan, who was openly gay, noted receiving backlash from voters opposed to same-sex marriage. The LGBT community in Vermont was divided between which candidate to support, as Jeffords had been strongly supportive of LGBT rights and had received a perfect score from the Human Rights Campaign. Endorsements Jim Jeffords (R) Organizations Sierra Clubhttp://fbaum.unc.edu/lobby/_107th/126_CAFE_Standards_2/Organizational_Statements/SC/SC_Leaders_Wanted.htm Leaders Wanted Sierra Club August 2000 July 19, 2021 U.S. Chamber of Commercehttps://www.uschamber.com/press-release/us-chamber-announces-latest-political-endorsements U.S. Chamber Announces Latest of Political Endorsements U.S. Chamber of Commerce May 7, 2000 July 19, 2021 Press release July 11, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210711113450/https://www.uschamber.com/press-release/us-chamber-announces-latest-political-endorsements dead Results United States Senate election in Vermont, 2000http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm#45 Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Party (United States) Jim Jeffords (Incumbent) 189,133 65.56% +15.24% Democratic Party (United States) Ed Flanagan 73,352 25.43% -15.14% Constitution Party (United States) Charles W. Russell 10,079 3.49% Independent (United States) Rick Hubbard 5,366 1.86% Grassroots Party Billy Greer 4,889 1.69% Libertarian Party (United States) Hugh Douglas 3,843 1.33% Liberty Union Party Jerry Levy 1,477 0.51% Write-ins 361 0.13% 115,781 40.13% +30.38% 288,500 Republican Party (United States) Results by county CountyJim JeffordsRepublicanEd FlanaganDemocraticVarious candidatesMarginTotal # % # % # % # %Addison11,69668.1%4,18524.4%1,2897.5%7,51143.7%17,170Bennington11,41366.4%4,44725.9%1,3257.7%6,96640.5%17,185Caledonia8,54564.1%3,16423.7%1,62212.2%5,38140.4%13,331Chittenden45,83965.1%19,38027.5%5,2017.4%26,45937.6%70,420Essex1,79364.4%64623.2%34512.3%1,14741.2%2,784Franklin12,80567.5%4,79625.3%1,3707.3%8,00942.2%18,971Grand Isle2,37365.8%93625.9%3008.3%1,43739.9%3,609Lamoille7,17464.7%2,69824.3%1,22111.0%4,47640.4%11,093Orange8,77760.9%3,24922.5%2,38816.6%5,52838.4%14,414Orleans7,87966.1%2,69522.6%1,35411.4%5,18443.5%11,928Rutland20,42170.9%5,83720.3%2,5608.9%14,58450.6%28,818Washington19,47966.5%7,53825.7%2,2627.7%11,94140.8%29,279Windham11,78656.3%6,80332.5%2,35411.2%4,98323.8%20,943Windsor19,15367.1%6,97824.4%2,4248.5%12,17542.7%28,555Totals189,13365.6%73,35225.4%26,0159.0%115,78140.2%288,500 See also 2000 United States Senate elections Notes References External links Official campaign websites (archived) Jim Jeffords (R) for Senate Ed Flanagan (D) for Senate Vermont 2000 Category:2000 Vermont elections