2000 United States Senate election in Virginia

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Turnout| 54.0% (voting eligible)[1]
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Nominee  | George Allen | Chuck Robb |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 1,420,460 | 1,296,093
Percentage  | 52.26% | 47.68%

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County and independent city results
Allen:  50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Robb:  50–60% 60–70% 70–80%

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| U.S. senator before election

Chuck Robb
Democratic

| Elected U.S. Senator

George Allen
Republican

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The 2000 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Chuck Robb sought re-election to a third term, but he was defeated by Republican nominee George Allen.[2][3] With Allen's victory, this marked the first time since 1989 that Republicans would hold both of Virginia's Senate seats. As of 2024[update], this was the only time since 1982 that Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in Virginia.

## Candidates[edit]

### Democratic[edit]

* Chuck Robb, incumbent U.S. Senator and former Governor of Virginia

### Republican[edit]

* George Allen, former Governor of Virginia and former U.S. Representative

## General election[edit]

### Debates[edit]

* Complete video of debate, September 24, 2000
* Complete video of debate, September 25, 2000
* Complete video of debate, October 22, 2000

### Polling[edit]

Source  | Date  | Allen (R)  | Robb (D)

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SurveyUSA | September 24–25, 2000  | 57% | 43%
SurveyUSA | October 1–2, 2000  | 56% | 41%
SurveyUSA | October 8–9, 2000  | 51% | 47%
SurveyUSA | October 15–16, 2000  | 51% | 48%
SurveyUSA | October 28–29, 2000  | 53% | 46%

### Results[edit]

United States Senate election in Virginia, 2000[4] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | George Allen | 1,420,460  | 52.26%  | +9.38%
| Democratic | Chuck Robb (incumbent)  | 1,296,093  | 47.68%  | +2.07%
| Write-in | 1,748  | 0.06%  | -0.01%
Majority  | 124,367  | 4.58%  | +1.85%
Turnout | 2,718,301  |  |
| Republican gain from Democratic

#### Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Democratic to Republican[edit]

* Amelia (no municipalities)
* Amherst (Largest city: Amherst)
* Chesapeake (independent city)
* Bedford (Independent city)
* Buckingham (Largest city: Dillwyn)
* Buena Vista (Independent city)
* James City (no municipalities)
* King and Queen (Largest CDP: King and Queen Courthouse)
* Lynchburg (Independent city)
* Montgomery (Largest city: Blacksburg)
* Russell (Largest city: Lebanon)
* Nelson (Largest city: Nellysford)
* Wise (Largest city: Big Stone Gap)

#### Counties and Independent Cities that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit]

* Prince Edward (Largest city: Farmville)

## See also[edit]

* 2000 United States Senate elections

## References[edit]

1. ^ Dr. Michael McDonald (December 28, 2011). "2000 General Election Turnout Rates". George Mason University. Archived from the original on March 2, 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
2. ^ David Leip (January 1, 2012). "2000 Senatorial General Election Results - Virginia". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
3. ^ Our Campaigns (April 23, 2004). "Our Campaigns - VA US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000". ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved March 4, 2013.
4. ^ Jeff Trandahl (June 21, 2001). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 2000". Office of the Clerk - U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved March 4, 2013.

## External links[edit]

* Virginia State Board of Elections
* Campaign contributions at OpenSecrets.org

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