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Election 2000 Results

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2000 US Senate election in Wisconsin

Herb Kohl (Democrat) beat John Gillespie (Republican) in Wisconsin in 2000, 61.5% to 37.0%, a margin of 24.5 points and 622,494 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1994, when Herb Kohl also won.

Democrats led in 64 of the 72 counties and Republicans in 8. The largest, Milwaukee, cast 424,996 votes and went to the Democrat by 42.1 points. The closest was Waushara, where 25 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
Herb Kohl won Democratic 1,563,238 61.5%
John Gillespie Republican 940,744 37.0%
All other candidates 36,101 1.4%
Total2,540,083

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Milwaukee 299,236 70.4% 120,373 28.3% 5,387 424,996 D+42.1
Dane 171,946 75.3% 51,948 22.8% 4,322 228,216 D+52.6
Waukesha 93,306 46.4% 105,901 52.6% 2,002 201,209 R+6.3
Brown 59,789 56.6% 44,493 42.1% 1,375 105,657 D+14.5
Racine 53,167 60.6% 33,637 38.3% 967 87,771 D+22.3
Winnebago 40,200 53.6% 33,519 44.7% 1,290 75,009 D+8.9
Outagamie 34,719 46.8% 38,564 51.9% 981 74,264 R+5.2
Rock 48,149 69.4% 20,232 29.2% 1,014 69,395 D+40.2
Kenosha 39,332 64.5% 20,613 33.8% 1,034 60,979 D+30.7
Washington 26,722 44.2% 33,091 54.7% 668 60,481 R+10.5
Marathon 38,294 66.3% 18,612 32.2% 828 57,734 D+34.1
La Crosse 37,730 69.0% 16,199 29.6% 755 54,684 D+39.4
Sheboygan 30,914 56.7% 22,987 42.2% 585 54,486 D+14.5
Ozaukee 21,848 46.2% 24,908 52.7% 488 47,244 R+6.5
Eau Claire 32,043 68.4% 13,908 29.7% 862 46,813 D+38.7
Fond du Lac 24,336 53.1% 20,964 45.7% 564 45,864 D+7.4
Walworth 20,959 52.5% 18,077 45.2% 920 39,956 D+7.2
Manitowoc 21,323 56.5% 15,826 41.9% 622 37,771 D+14.6
Dodge 19,588 52.5% 17,204 46.1% 512 37,304 D+6.4
Wood 23,418 65.7% 11,755 33.0% 468 35,641 D+32.7
Jefferson 19,284 54.2% 15,800 44.4% 498 35,582 D+9.8
Portage 22,520 68.8% 9,574 29.2% 648 32,742 D+39.5
St. Croix 15,547 54.1% 12,242 42.6% 969 28,758 D+11.5
Chippewa 17,426 67.4% 7,957 30.8% 459 25,842 D+36.6
Sauk 16,519 65.2% 8,433 33.3% 375 25,327 D+31.9
Columbia 16,043 63.7% 8,746 34.7% 408 25,197 D+29.0
Waupaca 9,669 43.7% 12,281 55.5% 168 22,118 R+11.8
Douglas 16,481 77.5% 4,350 20.5% 426 21,257 D+57.1
Grant 13,099 63.0% 7,470 35.9% 237 20,806 D+27.1
Calumet 9,410 48.6% 9,740 50.3% 215 19,365 R+1.7
Marinette 10,546 55.1% 8,357 43.7% 228 19,131 D+11.4
Barron 11,395 60.7% 7,214 38.4% 165 18,774 D+22.3
Polk 10,631 57.9% 7,443 40.6% 280 18,354 D+17.4
Oneida 11,736 64.4% 6,043 33.1% 454 18,233 D+31.2
Dunn 11,867 65.7% 5,835 32.3% 349 18,051 D+33.4
Shawano 8,914 52.4% 7,910 46.5% 179 17,003 D+5.9
Pierce 10,398 61.4% 6,100 36.0% 439 16,937 D+25.4
Oconto 8,796 53.8% 7,372 45.1% 185 16,353 D+8.7
Monroe 9,555 60.8% 5,945 37.8% 220 15,720 D+23.0
Green 10,264 68.2% 4,585 30.5% 201 15,050 D+37.7
Door 8,372 55.7% 6,425 42.8% 222 15,019 D+13.0
Lincoln 9,980 71.0% 3,767 26.8% 312 14,059 D+44.2
Clark 8,739 63.6% 4,803 34.9% 206 13,748 D+28.6
Vernon 8,213 65.5% 4,216 33.6% 111 12,540 D+31.9
Vilas 7,172 59.4% 4,717 39.1% 178 12,067 D+20.3
Trempealeau 8,007 69.3% 3,415 29.6% 128 11,550 D+39.8
Iowa 7,019 68.9% 3,074 30.2% 92 10,185 D+38.7
Kewaunee 5,357 53.8% 4,472 44.9% 130 9,959 D+8.9
Waushara 4,840 49.2% 4,865 49.5% 123 9,828 R+0.3
Juneau 5,542 56.9% 4,114 42.2% 92 9,748 D+14.6
Langlade 5,931 63.6% 3,301 35.4% 97 9,329 D+28.2
Green Lake 4,276 47.7% 4,576 51.1% 110 8,962 R+3.3
Adams 5,752 64.8% 2,994 33.7% 128 8,874 D+31.1
Taylor 5,514 62.8% 2,998 34.1% 273 8,785 D+28.6
Jackson 5,631 69.0% 2,449 30.0% 81 8,161 D+39.0
Bayfield 5,772 73.6% 2,010 25.6% 58 7,840 D+48.0
Richland 4,608 60.0% 3,012 39.2% 57 7,677 D+20.8
Washburn 4,577 59.9% 2,982 39.0% 82 7,641 D+20.9
Burnett 4,486 59.2% 2,970 39.2% 124 7,580 D+20.0
Price 4,939 66.4% 2,455 33.0% 45 7,439 D+33.4
Sawyer 4,078 55.6% 3,183 43.4% 67 7,328 D+12.2
Ashland 5,470 75.5% 1,650 22.8% 127 7,247 D+52.7
Crawford 4,949 70.0% 2,034 28.8% 84 7,067 D+41.2
Marquette 3,968 56.3% 3,031 43.0% 48 7,047 D+13.3
Lafayette 4,687 66.9% 2,280 32.6% 35 7,002 D+34.4
Rusk 4,484 64.4% 2,353 33.8% 125 6,962 D+30.6
Buffalo 4,014 66.8% 1,934 32.2% 60 6,008 D+34.6
Forest 3,194 73.1% 1,133 25.9% 42 4,369 D+47.2
Pepin 2,325 69.1% 990 29.4% 48 3,363 D+39.7
Iron 2,195 67.0% 1,059 32.3% 21 3,275 D+34.7
Florence 1,106 50.5% 1,067 48.7% 19 2,192 D+1.8
Menominee 922 79.6% 207 17.9% 29 1,158 D+61.7

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

Wisconsin Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Tammy Baldwin (D) D+0.8
2022 Ron Johnson (R) R+1.0
2018 Tammy Baldwin (D) D+10.8
2016 Ron Johnson (R) R+3.4
2012 Tammy Baldwin (D) D+5.5
2010 Ron Johnson (R) R+4.8
2006 Herb Kohl (D) D+37.8
2004 Russel D. Feingold (D) D+11.2
2000 Herb Kohl (D) D+24.5
1998 Russell D. Feingold (D) D+2.1
1994 Herb Kohl (D) D+17.6
1992 Russell D. Feingold (D) D+6.6
1988 Herbert H. Kohl (D) D+4.5
1986 Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R) R+3.5
1982 William Proxmire (D) D+29.5
1980 Robert W. Kasten Jr. (R) R+1.9
1976 William Proxmire (D) D+45.6
1974 Gaylord Nelson (D) D+26.0
1970 William Proxmire (D) D+42.4
1968 Gaylord Nelson (D) D+23.4
1964 William Proxmire (D) D+6.7
1962 Gaylord Nelson (D) D+5.4
1958 William Proxmire (D) D+14.4
1956 Alexander Wiley (R) R+17.4
1952 Joseph McCarthy (R) R+8.7
1950 Alexander Wiley (R) R+7.1
1946 Joseph McCarthy (R) R+23.9
1944 Alexander Wiley (R) R+7.7
1940 Robert M. La Follette Jr. (other)
1938 Alexander Wiley (R) R+20.4
1934 Robert M. La Follette Jr. (other)
1932 F. Ryan Duffy (D) D+20.8
1928 Robert La Follette Jr. (R) R+85.6
1926 John J. Blaine (R) R+42.7
1922 Robert La Follette Sr. (R) R+64.1
1920 Irvine L. Lenroot (R) R+28.4
1916 Robert La Follette Sr. (R) R+27.3
1914 Paul O. Husting (D) D+0.3