2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico

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2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico
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Nominee Jeff Bingaman Bill Redmond
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 363,744 225,517
Percentage 61.70% 38.25%
County results
Bingaman:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Redmond:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Jeff Bingaman
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jeff Bingaman
Democratic

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The 2000 United States Senate election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democrat U.S. Senator Jeff Bingaman won re-election to a fourth term.[1] Jeff Bingaman defeated Bill Redmond in a landslide despite Jeff Bingaman's fellow Democrat Al Gore winning New Mexico over Republican presidential nominee George Walker Bush by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election.

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Jeff Bingaman (incumbent) 124,887 100.00
Total votes 124,887 100.00

Republican primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bill Redmond 43,780 60.39
Republican Steve Pearce 15,628 21.56
Republican William F. Davis 13,083 18.05
Total votes 72,491 100.00

General election[edit]

Candidates[edit]

Results[edit]

General election results[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jeff Bingaman (incumbent) 363,744 61.70% +7.73%
Republican Bill Redmond 225,517 38.25% -7.74%
Write-ins 265 0.04%
Majority 138,227 23.45% +15.47%
Turnout 589,525
Democratic hold Swing

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NM US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000".
  2. ^ "Rsult001". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  3. ^ "Rsult001". Archived from the original on March 14, 2012. Retrieved May 8, 2011.
  4. ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives".
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