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2000 US Senate election in Texas

Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican) beat Gene Kelly (Democrat) in Texas in 2000, 65.1% to 32.3%, a margin of 32.8 points and 2,053,930 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1994, when Kay Bailey Hutchison also won.

Republicans led in 237 of the 254 counties and Democrats in 17. The largest, Harris, cast 942,257 votes and went to the Republican by 22.2 points. The closest was Kenedy, where 17 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kay Bailey Hutchison won Republican 4,078,954 65.1%
Gene Kelly Democratic 2,025,024 32.3%
All other candidates 163,986 2.6%
Total6,267,964

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Harris 355,253 37.7% 564,027 59.9% 22,977 942,257 R+22.2
Dallas 232,222 38.4% 357,695 59.1% 15,206 605,123 R+20.7
Tarrant 143,191 30.7% 313,435 67.1% 10,473 467,099 R+36.4
Bexar 149,064 36.7% 244,639 60.2% 12,505 406,208 R+23.5
Travis 100,895 34.2% 164,748 55.8% 29,476 295,119 R+21.6
Collin 30,655 17.7% 138,238 79.9% 4,061 172,954 R+62.2
Denton 30,541 21.1% 109,883 75.9% 4,316 144,740 R+54.8
El Paso 70,103 49.4% 67,451 47.5% 4,432 141,986 D+1.9
Fort Bend 41,098 33.7% 78,957 64.7% 2,023 122,078 R+31.0
Montgomery 19,236 18.3% 83,611 79.6% 2,162 105,009 R+61.3
Nueces 37,403 39.2% 55,925 58.6% 2,056 95,384 R+19.4
Williamson 20,829 22.0% 70,036 73.9% 3,856 94,721 R+51.9
Hidalgo 49,159 53.2% 41,436 44.9% 1,738 92,333 D+8.4
Galveston 34,145 37.1% 55,754 60.6% 2,088 91,987 R+23.5
Jefferson 42,103 49.3% 42,217 49.4% 1,153 85,473 R+0.1
Brazoria 21,405 27.0% 56,312 71.0% 1,551 79,268 R+44.0
Lubbock 14,725 19.6% 58,484 78.0% 1,798 75,007 R+58.3
McLennan 19,400 28.5% 47,216 69.4% 1,397 68,013 R+40.9
Bell 17,644 28.9% 42,472 69.6% 902 61,018 R+40.7
Smith 14,734 24.4% 44,744 74.2% 819 60,297 R+49.8
Cameron 26,958 44.8% 31,806 52.9% 1,411 60,175 R+8.1
Brazos 10,040 21.7% 34,737 75.1% 1,449 46,226 R+53.4
Taylor 8,023 18.7% 34,052 79.4% 787 42,862 R+60.7
Wichita 11,671 27.6% 29,912 70.6% 758 42,341 R+43.1
Randall 5,930 14.3% 34,932 84.2% 625 41,487 R+69.9
Grayson 10,491 26.6% 28,251 71.7% 665 39,407 R+45.1
Midland 6,317 16.1% 32,191 82.1% 722 39,230 R+66.0
Johnson 9,498 24.8% 28,086 73.2% 766 38,350 R+48.5
Gregg 9,409 24.8% 28,034 73.9% 489 37,932 R+49.1
Ellis 8,635 23.4% 27,618 74.8% 651 36,904 R+51.4
Tom Green 7,148 20.9% 26,362 77.2% 636 34,146 R+56.3
Hays 9,328 27.4% 22,508 66.1% 2,200 34,036 R+38.7
Parker 7,169 21.8% 25,092 76.2% 658 32,919 R+54.4
Ector 8,130 24.8% 23,993 73.3% 603 32,726 R+48.5
Comal 5,769 17.8% 25,668 79.1% 997 32,434 R+61.4
Webb 14,837 48.2% 15,147 49.2% 824 30,808 R+1.0
Guadalupe 6,551 21.8% 22,729 75.7% 734 30,014 R+53.9
Bowie 9,664 32.4% 19,843 66.5% 331 29,838 R+34.1
Orange 11,268 38.5% 17,495 59.8% 516 29,279 R+21.3
Angelina 9,353 35.0% 16,970 63.5% 381 26,704 R+28.5
Victoria 6,923 26.3% 19,030 72.2% 388 26,341 R+46.0
Henderson 7,581 29.9% 17,430 68.7% 357 25,368 R+38.8
Hunt 6,293 26.1% 17,384 72.0% 464 24,141 R+45.9
Potter 6,022 25.9% 16,646 71.7% 543 23,211 R+45.8
Kaufman 6,074 26.7% 16,389 72.0% 314 22,777 R+45.3
Harrison 7,612 33.7% 14,692 65.0% 285 22,589 R+31.3
Liberty 6,453 32.5% 13,058 65.9% 314 19,825 R+33.3
Nacogdoches 5,176 26.5% 13,930 71.4% 406 19,512 R+44.9
Kerr 3,243 17.0% 15,224 80.0% 565 19,032 R+63.0
Polk 5,985 32.3% 12,225 65.9% 347 18,557 R+33.6
San Patricio 6,823 37.2% 11,254 61.4% 264 18,341 R+24.2
Bastrop 5,954 33.0% 11,095 61.5% 1,004 18,053 R+28.5
Van Zandt 4,508 25.6% 12,838 72.9% 265 17,611 R+47.3
Hardin 5,260 30.0% 11,982 68.3% 310 17,552 R+38.3
Rockwall 2,592 14.9% 14,496 83.2% 335 17,423 R+68.3
Hood 3,974 23.0% 12,944 75.1% 323 17,241 R+52.0
Rusk 4,149 25.6% 11,823 72.9% 240 16,212 R+47.3
Wise 4,016 24.9% 11,807 73.1% 322 16,145 R+48.3
Lamar 4,768 31.4% 10,303 67.9% 108 15,179 R+36.5
Anderson 4,452 29.8% 10,304 68.9% 191 14,947 R+39.2
Coryell 3,635 24.4% 10,982 73.7% 278 14,895 R+49.3
Cherokee 4,317 30.1% 9,892 68.9% 150 14,359 R+38.8
Walker 3,950 27.8% 9,915 69.9% 325 14,190 R+42.0
Wood 3,308 24.1% 10,215 74.4% 211 13,734 R+50.3
Navarro 4,782 34.8% 8,770 63.9% 177 13,729 R+29.0
Cooke 2,553 19.2% 10,574 79.5% 180 13,307 R+60.3
Wharton 4,182 31.5% 8,964 67.5% 141 13,287 R+36.0
Medina 3,620 27.6% 9,204 70.2% 286 13,110 R+42.6
Burnet 2,911 22.2% 9,757 74.5% 436 13,104 R+52.2
Brown 2,729 21.3% 9,896 77.3% 172 12,797 R+56.0
Upshur 3,764 29.9% 8,625 68.6% 190 12,579 R+38.6
Matagorda 3,967 32.5% 8,034 65.9% 198 12,199 R+33.3
Jim Wells 6,619 56.6% 4,914 42.0% 171 11,704 D+14.6
Washington 2,531 21.7% 9,000 77.0% 154 11,685 R+55.4
Jasper 4,404 38.1% 7,011 60.6% 151 11,566 R+22.5
Wilson 3,187 27.7% 8,086 70.2% 245 11,518 R+42.5
Val Verde 4,324 38.8% 6,576 59.0% 241 11,141 R+20.2
Erath 2,367 21.6% 8,444 77.0% 158 10,969 R+55.4
Kendall 1,359 12.4% 9,255 84.5% 342 10,956 R+72.1
Cass 4,040 37.3% 6,690 61.7% 114 10,844 R+24.4
Waller 4,430 41.2% 6,190 57.5% 138 10,758 R+16.4
Hopkins 3,076 28.9% 7,418 69.6% 166 10,660 R+40.7
Hill 2,942 27.7% 7,514 70.8% 160 10,616 R+43.1
Atascosa 3,570 33.8% 6,762 64.1% 215 10,547 R+30.3
Fannin 3,396 33.2% 6,658 65.2% 165 10,219 R+31.9
Gillespie 1,172 12.0% 8,340 85.1% 290 9,802 R+73.1
Chambers 2,511 25.9% 7,046 72.7% 140 9,697 R+46.8
Howard 2,485 26.3% 6,828 72.1% 153 9,466 R+45.9
Caldwell 3,289 35.5% 5,656 61.0% 331 9,276 R+25.5
Hutchinson 1,442 15.6% 7,711 83.3% 103 9,256 R+67.7
Fayette 2,098 22.7% 6,992 75.6% 159 9,249 R+52.9
Austin 2,025 22.2% 6,953 76.4% 128 9,106 R+54.1
Hale 1,932 21.4% 6,958 77.2% 123 9,013 R+55.8
Palo Pinto 2,781 30.9% 6,047 67.1% 178 9,006 R+36.3
Kleberg 3,793 42.3% 4,986 55.6% 196 8,975 R+13.3
Panola 2,737 30.6% 6,118 68.3% 96 8,951 R+37.8
Shelby 2,886 32.6% 5,870 66.3% 103 8,859 R+33.7
Llano 1,852 21.7% 6,526 76.3% 175 8,553 R+54.6
Maverick 4,838 59.1% 3,095 37.8% 257 8,190 D+21.3
Bee 3,331 40.8% 4,740 58.0% 103 8,174 R+17.2
Uvalde 2,853 34.9% 5,149 63.0% 165 8,167 R+28.1
Gray 1,195 14.7% 6,868 84.4% 74 8,137 R+69.7
Milam 3,072 37.8% 4,923 60.6% 128 8,123 R+22.8
Aransas 2,056 25.4% 5,858 72.3% 185 8,099 R+46.9
Houston 2,412 30.3% 5,428 68.3% 109 7,949 R+37.9
Titus 2,670 33.6% 5,181 65.3% 88 7,939 R+31.6
Starr 5,583 72.8% 1,957 25.5% 134 7,674 D+47.3
San Jacinto 2,604 34.4% 4,856 64.2% 106 7,566 R+29.8
Lavaca 1,882 25.3% 5,454 73.4% 92 7,428 R+48.1
Montague 1,869 25.8% 5,238 72.4% 125 7,232 R+46.6
Bandera 1,062 14.8% 5,876 81.7% 252 7,190 R+67.0
Colorado 1,891 26.7% 5,115 72.1% 85 7,091 R+45.5
Limestone 2,504 35.8% 4,382 62.7% 104 6,990 R+26.9
Tyler 2,659 38.1% 4,204 60.3% 114 6,977 R+22.1
Young 1,623 24.0% 5,056 74.8% 79 6,758 R+50.8
Bosque 1,700 25.4% 4,890 73.0% 110 6,700 R+47.6
Grimes 2,013 30.1% 4,505 67.4% 163 6,681 R+37.3
Hockley 1,220 18.3% 5,336 80.2% 96 6,652 R+61.9
Freestone 2,054 31.4% 4,412 67.5% 73 6,539 R+36.1
Calhoun 2,491 38.6% 3,863 59.9% 95 6,449 R+21.3
Eastland 1,535 24.3% 4,673 73.8% 121 6,329 R+49.6
Robertson 3,018 48.0% 3,172 50.5% 94 6,284 R+2.5
Leon 1,697 27.5% 4,406 71.3% 79 6,182 R+43.8
Lampasas 1,261 20.5% 4,747 77.3% 130 6,138 R+56.8
Dewitt 1,305 21.8% 4,622 77.1% 66 5,993 R+55.3
Gonzales 1,511 25.6% 4,279 72.5% 111 5,901 R+46.9
Burleson 1,974 34.3% 3,687 64.0% 98 5,759 R+29.7
Jones 1,580 27.6% 4,029 70.5% 108 5,717 R+42.8
Falls 2,017 37.5% 3,300 61.3% 66 5,383 R+23.8
Lee 1,528 28.4% 3,752 69.8% 97 5,377 R+41.4
Nolan 1,584 30.2% 3,555 67.8% 102 5,241 R+37.6
Moore 894 17.1% 4,264 81.6% 66 5,224 R+64.5
Scurry 1,059 20.4% 4,040 77.9% 84 5,183 R+57.5
Trinity 1,871 36.1% 3,232 62.4% 74 5,177 R+26.3
Duval 3,800 77.1% 1,076 21.8% 50 4,926 D+55.3
Deaf Smith 1,093 22.3% 3,734 76.3% 70 4,897 R+53.9
Comanche 1,521 31.2% 3,309 67.8% 49 4,879 R+36.6
Red River 1,931 39.7% 2,895 59.5% 43 4,869 R+19.8
Willacy 2,525 51.9% 2,218 45.6% 118 4,861 D+6.3
Newton 2,423 50.1% 2,342 48.4% 72 4,837 D+1.7
Morris 2,237 46.4% 2,535 52.6% 50 4,822 R+6.2
Callahan 1,001 20.8% 3,723 77.4% 88 4,812 R+56.6
Jackson 1,240 26.6% 3,391 72.8% 27 4,658 R+46.2
Clay 1,265 28.0% 3,202 70.9% 50 4,517 R+42.9
Sabine 1,694 37.9% 2,693 60.3% 79 4,466 R+22.4
Wilbarger 1,142 25.7% 3,248 73.1% 54 4,444 R+47.4
Lamb 966 21.8% 3,428 77.3% 40 4,434 R+55.5
Dawson 1,120 25.3% 3,244 73.2% 65 4,429 R+48.0
Karnes 1,255 30.0% 2,856 68.4% 66 4,177 R+38.3
Pecos 1,339 32.2% 2,727 65.6% 92 4,158 R+33.4
Andrews 758 19.2% 3,117 79.1% 67 3,942 R+59.8
Archer 837 21.2% 3,052 77.5% 51 3,940 R+56.2
Terry 837 21.4% 3,016 77.0% 62 3,915 R+55.7
Runnels 719 18.4% 3,134 80.3% 50 3,903 R+61.9
Frio 1,942 50.1% 1,849 47.7% 86 3,877 D+2.4
Live Oak 960 24.8% 2,871 74.1% 44 3,875 R+49.3
Ward 1,063 28.1% 2,622 69.3% 96 3,781 R+41.2
Marion 1,581 42.6% 2,089 56.3% 39 3,709 R+13.7
San Augustine 1,540 41.9% 2,086 56.7% 51 3,677 R+14.8
Camp 1,451 39.6% 2,177 59.4% 35 3,663 R+19.8
Blanco 621 17.0% 2,875 78.6% 161 3,657 R+61.6
Madison 1,105 30.8% 2,427 67.7% 53 3,585 R+36.9
Coleman 707 20.6% 2,684 78.2% 40 3,431 R+57.6
Brewster 1,161 34.4% 1,896 56.2% 316 3,373 R+21.8
Gaines 663 19.7% 2,637 78.5% 59 3,359 R+58.8
Franklin 886 26.4% 2,426 72.2% 46 3,358 R+45.9
Hamilton 796 23.9% 2,493 74.8% 43 3,332 R+50.9
Dimmit 2,102 63.3% 1,135 34.2% 86 3,323 D+29.1
Stephens 712 21.9% 2,487 76.5% 54 3,253 R+54.6
Goliad 1,100 33.8% 2,096 64.5% 54 3,250 R+30.6
Rains 973 30.3% 2,195 68.4% 41 3,209 R+38.1
Zavala 2,568 80.3% 581 18.2% 49 3,198 D+62.1
Reeves 1,602 52.9% 1,366 45.1% 62 3,030 D+7.8
Ochiltree 231 8.0% 2,636 90.9% 33 2,900 R+82.9
Jack 771 26.8% 2,060 71.7% 42 2,873 R+44.9
Refugio 951 33.2% 1,879 65.7% 32 2,862 R+32.4
Somervell 660 23.7% 2,087 75.1% 32 2,779 R+51.3
McCulloch 589 21.3% 2,128 77.1% 42 2,759 R+55.8
Parmer 396 14.7% 2,272 84.5% 21 2,689 R+69.8
Carson 443 16.5% 2,205 82.3% 32 2,680 R+65.7
Swisher 808 32.9% 1,620 66.0% 28 2,456 R+33.1
Yoakum 435 17.7% 1,988 81.0% 32 2,455 R+63.3
Haskell 899 36.7% 1,533 62.5% 20 2,452 R+25.9
Zapata 1,384 56.6% 1,012 41.4% 51 2,447 D+15.2
Mitchell 676 28.1% 1,697 70.5% 33 2,406 R+42.4
Brooks 1,637 69.5% 663 28.2% 54 2,354 D+41.4
Floyd 476 20.6% 1,819 78.6% 19 2,314 R+58.0
Wheeler 480 20.8% 1,817 78.7% 12 2,309 R+57.9
San Saba 492 21.5% 1,764 77.0% 34 2,290 R+55.5
Castro 639 28.4% 1,590 70.6% 24 2,253 R+42.2
Mills 489 22.0% 1,712 77.1% 19 2,220 R+55.1
Childress 484 23.7% 1,546 75.6% 14 2,044 R+52.0
Hansford 165 8.1% 1,854 91.0% 19 2,038 R+82.9
Bailey 386 19.1% 1,623 80.1% 17 2,026 R+61.1
Jim Hogg 1,337 66.2% 647 32.0% 36 2,020 D+34.2
Winkler 477 23.7% 1,514 75.2% 23 2,014 R+51.5
Lynn 470 23.4% 1,519 75.6% 19 2,008 R+52.2
Hartley 298 15.0% 1,668 84.0% 20 1,986 R+69.0
Crosby 622 32.2% 1,296 67.0% 15 1,933 R+34.9
La Salle 1,091 58.6% 732 39.3% 38 1,861 D+19.3
Delta 622 34.0% 1,192 65.1% 17 1,831 R+31.1
Martin 308 17.0% 1,454 80.1% 54 1,816 R+63.1
Fisher 806 44.5% 990 54.6% 17 1,813 R+10.1
Baylor 552 31.0% 1,206 67.8% 21 1,779 R+36.8
Mason 373 21.1% 1,357 76.9% 35 1,765 R+55.8
Dallam 265 15.8% 1,396 83.3% 15 1,676 R+67.5
Donley 267 16.2% 1,366 83.0% 12 1,645 R+66.8
Kimble 270 16.6% 1,331 81.7% 29 1,630 R+65.1
Garza 335 21.1% 1,227 77.3% 26 1,588 R+56.2
Crane 331 21.6% 1,179 76.8% 25 1,535 R+55.2
Presidio 859 56.9% 573 38.0% 77 1,509 D+19.0
Knox 522 34.8% 964 64.2% 16 1,502 R+29.4
Coke 320 21.9% 1,104 75.7% 35 1,459 R+53.7
Hardeman 462 32.0% 967 67.0% 15 1,444 R+35.0
Hemphill 197 13.8% 1,213 85.1% 15 1,425 R+71.3
Sutton 345 24.4% 1,063 75.2% 6 1,414 R+50.8
Real 250 17.7% 1,136 80.6% 24 1,410 R+62.8
Crockett 401 29.7% 936 69.2% 15 1,352 R+39.6
Collingsworth 369 27.6% 950 71.2% 16 1,335 R+43.5
Shackelford 207 16.1% 1,063 82.7% 15 1,285 R+66.6
Hall 384 30.0% 891 69.6% 6 1,281 R+39.6
Kinney 300 23.5% 957 74.8% 22 1,279 R+51.4
Lipscomb 158 12.7% 1,073 86.0% 16 1,247 R+73.4
Upton 251 21.1% 919 77.2% 20 1,190 R+56.1
Reagan 178 15.6% 937 82.3% 24 1,139 R+66.6
Cochran 284 25.5% 802 72.1% 27 1,113 R+46.5
Schleicher 230 21.0% 854 78.0% 11 1,095 R+57.0
Concho 212 20.1% 824 78.2% 18 1,054 R+58.1
Sherman 124 12.0% 895 86.7% 13 1,032 R+74.7
Jeff Davis 212 21.5% 718 72.7% 57 987 R+51.3
Menard 262 28.2% 658 70.8% 10 930 R+42.6
Armstrong 124 13.7% 767 84.7% 15 906 R+71.0
Dickens 257 30.5% 576 68.4% 9 842 R+37.9
Throckmorton 201 25.0% 602 74.8% 2 805 R+49.8
Culberson 377 46.9% 401 49.9% 26 804 R+3.0
Edwards 155 19.5% 631 79.6% 7 793 R+60.0
Hudspeth 261 33.6% 473 61.0% 42 776 R+27.3
Stonewall 270 35.8% 478 63.3% 7 755 R+27.5
Oldham 98 13.0% 646 85.8% 9 753 R+72.8
Irion 133 17.7% 610 81.2% 8 751 R+63.5
Briscoe 197 26.7% 535 72.5% 6 738 R+45.8
Cottle 224 31.5% 479 67.3% 9 712 R+35.8
Motley 106 17.0% 512 82.2% 5 623 R+65.2
Sterling 80 13.2% 517 85.2% 10 607 R+72.0
Glasscock 33 5.9% 518 93.0% 6 557 R+87.1
Roberts 60 11.1% 475 87.8% 6 541 R+76.7
Foard 231 42.9% 305 56.6% 3 539 R+13.7
Kent 167 34.1% 315 64.3% 8 490 R+30.2
Terrell 187 43.4% 235 54.5% 9 431 R+11.1
McMullen 55 14.0% 334 85.0% 4 393 R+71.0
Borden 63 18.4% 274 79.9% 6 343 R+61.5
Kenedy 83 44.1% 100 53.2% 5 188 R+9.0
Loving 20 14.3% 116 82.9% 4 140 R+68.6
King 21 16.5% 103 81.1% 3 127 R+64.6

Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Texas Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Ted Cruz (R) R+8.5
2020 John Cornyn (R) R+9.6
2018 Ted Cruz (R) R+2.6
2014 John Cornyn (R) R+27.2
2012 Ted Cruz (R) R+15.8
2008 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2006 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+25.6
2002 John Cornyn (R) R+12.0
2000 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+32.8
1996 Phil Gramm (R) R+10.8
1994 Kay Bailey Hutchison (R) R+22.5
1990 Phil Gramm (R) R+22.8
1988 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+19.2
1984 Phil Gramm (R) R+17.1
1982 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+18.1
1978 John G. Tower (R) R+0.5
1976 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+14.5
1972 John G. Tower (R) R+9.1
1970 Lloyd Bentsen (D) D+7.1
1966 John G. Tower (R) R+13.3
1964 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+12.7
1960 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+16.9
1958 Ralph Yarborough (D) D+51.0
1954 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+69.9
1952 Price Daniel (D) D+100.0
1948 Lyndon B. Johnson (D) D+33.3
1946 Tom Connally (D) D+77.1
1942 Pappy O'Daniel (D) D+90.5
1940 Tom Connally (D) D+88.5
1936 Morris Sheppard (D) D+85.4
1934 Tom Connally (D) D+93.8
1930 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.2
1928 Tom Connally (D) D+62.5
1924 Morris Sheppard (D) D+70.8
1922 Earle B. Mayfield (D) D+66.9
1918 Morris Sheppard (D) D+74.3
1916 Charles Culberson (D) D+68.2