2000 United States Senate election in California November 7, 2000 (2000-11-07 )
County results Feinstein: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Campbell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The2000 U.S. Senate election in California was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent DemocratDianne Feinstein won her second full term.
Dianne Feinstein , incumbent Senator since 1992Michael Schmier,Emeryville attorney and candidate for California Attorney General in 1998 2000 U.S. Senate Green Party primary in California Party Candidate Votes % Green Medea Benjamin 99,716 73.95% Green Jan B. Tucker 35,124 26.05% Total votes 134,840 100.00%
2000 U.S. Senate Reform Party primary in California Party Candidate Votes % Reform Jose Luis Olivares Camahort 46,278 70.34% Reform Valli "Sharp" Sharpe 19,516 29.66% Total votes 65,794 100.00%
2000 Libertarian U.S. Senate primary Party Candidate Votes % Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 120,622 100.00% Total votes 120,622 100.00%
American Independent [ edit ] 2000 American Independent U.S. Senate primary Party Candidate Votes % American Independent Diane Beall Templin 38,836 100.00% Total votes 38,836 100.00%
2000 Natural Law U.S. Senate primary Party Candidate Votes % Natural Law Brian M. Rees 26,382 100.00% Total votes 26,382 100.00%
Despite touting his service as a moderate Republican representing a strongly Democratic district, Campbell was underfunded and a decided underdog against the popular, heavily financed Feinstein. By February, he spent barely $1 million without anyPAC money.[ 2] gay rights andabortion .[ 3] war on drugs and calls himself a "maverick", similar to U.S. SenatorJohn McCain .[ 4]
2000 U.S. Senate election, California[ 5] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Dianne Feinstein (incumbent) 5,932,522 55.84% Republican Tom Campbell 3,886,853 36.59% Green Medea Susan Benjamin 326,828 3.08% Libertarian Gail Lightfoot 187,718 1.77% American Independent Diane Beall Templin 134,598 1.27% Reform Jose Luis Olivares Camahort 96,552 0.91% Natural Law Brian M. Rees 58,537 0.55% Invalid or blank votes 519,233 4.66% Total votes 11,142,841 100.00% Turnout 51.92 Democratic hold
Green Party candidateMedea Susan Benjamin finished second (ahead of Republican Tom Campbell) in six Northern California municipalities, most of which are in theSan Francisco Bay Area :Oakland (10.18%),Emeryville (13.35%),Albany (14.37%),Fairfax (15.99%),Berkeley (22.23%), andArcata (26.77%). She tied with Jones for second place inPoint Arena with 21.71% of the vote.[ 6] Secretary of State of California .[ 7]
County Feinstein Campbell Benjamin Others Share Votes Share Votes Share Votes Share Votes Alameda 67.66% 328,355 22.57% 109,517 6.74% 32,701 3.03% 14,726 Alpine 43.62% 253 41.72% 242 4.48% 26 10.17% 59 Amador 43.85% 6,671 49.32% 7,502 1.70% 259 5.13% 780 Butte 41.52% 34,117 47.41% 38,961 5.52% 4,540 5.54% 4,555 Calaveras 42.31% 7,852 48.42% 8,986 2.42% 449 6.85% 1,271 Colusa 41.16% 2,250 53.70% 2,936 0.91% 50 4.23% 231 Contra Costa 61.60% 232,109 33.23% 125,188 2.30% 8,670 2.87% 10,821 Del Norte 44.91% 3,670 44.93% 3,672 3.10% 253 7.06% 577 El Dorado 40.70% 28,873 51.72% 36,684 2.52% 1,785 5.06% 3,591 Fresno 52.87% 113,228 40.39% 86,502 1.50% 3,210 5.25% 11,235 Glenn 38.18% 3,282 54.26% 4,664 1.54% 132 6.03% 518 Humboldt 46.99% 25,788 36.23% 19,882 11.20% 6,145 5.59% 3,069 Imperial 56.17% 15,937 34.07% 9,666 1.62% 461 8.14% 2,311 Inyo 35.15% 2,711 57.02% 4,397 2.71% 209 5.12% 395 Kern 43.26% 77,676 50.44% 90,564 1.09% 1,949 5.21% 9,360 Kings 48.49% 13,402 44.31% 12,246 0.93% 256 6.28% 1,735 Lake 54.74% 11,410 37.55% 7,826 3.15% 656 4.56% 951 Lassen 35.56% 3,673 54.39% 5,618 1.60% 165 8.46% 874 Los Angeles 64.40% 1,677,668 28.55% 743,872 2.78% 72,312 4.28% 111,402 Madera 43.55% 14,123 48.75% 15,810 1.70% 550 6.01% 1,950 Marin 65.25% 79,421 26.35% 32,077 6.33% 7,699 2.07% 2,524 Mariposa 40.49% 3,195 48.63% 3,837 2.72% 215 8.15% 643 Mendocino 50.99% 16,981 31.54% 10,503 12.14% 4,044 5.32% 1,773 Merced 51.92% 25,426 40.04% 19,612 1.47% 721 6.57% 3,216 Modoc 30.81% 1,221 60.91% 2,414 1.56% 62 6.71% 266 Mono 42.56% 1,818 47.68% 2,037 4.12% 176 5.64% 241 Monterey 57.96% 67,401 35.36% 41,113 2.94% 3,420 3.74% 4,350 Napa 56.70% 28,884 36.20% 18,442 3.24% 1,652 3.85% 1,961 Nevada 41.41% 19,354 49.41% 23,095 4.78% 2,235 4.40% 2,057 Orange 42.72% 403,123 49.95% 471,410 1.85% 17,452 5.48% 51,743 Placer 40.95% 47,169 52.25% 60,182 1.97% 2,264 4.83% 5,569 Plumas 40.76% 4,075 51.23% 5,122 2.57% 257 5.44% 544 Riverside 48.28% 210,235 44.80% 195,085 1.52% 6,632 5.39% 23,484 Sacramento 54.27% 228,992 38.71% 163,343 2.61% 11,001 4.41% 18,623 San Benito 55.04% 9,170 39.29% 6,545 1.83% 305 3.84% 640 San Bernardino 49.13% 200,558 43.40% 177,158 1.81% 7,376 5.67% 23,145 San Diego 51.34% 466,461 40.76% 370,287 2.24% 20,340 5.66% 51,443 San Francisco 72.26% 222,787 15.27% 47,072 10.50% 32,377 1.97% 6,082 San Joaquin 52.65% 86,731 41.23% 67,907 1.29% 2,130 4.83% 7,954 San Luis Obispo 45.14% 47,976 46.15% 49,055 3.59% 3,814 5.13% 5,448 San Mateo 64.80% 165,216 29.92% 76,273 2.85% 7,278 2.43% 6,191 Santa Barbara 49.93% 75,357 40.03% 60,417 5.78% 8,718 4.26% 6,422 Santa Clara 59.62% 320,400 34.97% 187,953 2.29% 12,329 3.12% 16,747 Santa Cruz 56.78% 60,853 30.36% 32,537 9.63% 10,321 3.22% 3,453 Shasta 36.84% 24,027 55.01% 35,884 1.56% 1,016 6.59% 4,299 Sierra 36.63% 666 53.91% 980 2.59% 47 6.88% 125 Siskiyou 38.40% 7,476 51.61% 10,048 2.14% 417 7.85% 1,529 Solano 60.03% 74,414 33.43% 41,449 1.87% 2,316 4.67% 5,791 Sonoma 60.96% 118,455 29.46% 57,244 6.05% 11,765 3.52% 6,839 Stanislaus 48.24% 60,610 44.51% 55,919 1.54% 1,937 5.71% 7,171 Sutter 39.51% 10,326 55.08% 14,394 1.10% 288 4.30% 1,125 Tehama 38.27% 7,870 52.81% 10,859 1.42% 291 7.50% 1,543 Trinity 40.35% 2,307 48.47% 2,771 4.62% 264 6.56% 375 Tulare 45.52% 40,117 47.19% 41,587 1.02% 901 6.26% 5,519 Tuolumne 42.97% 10,028 48.78% 11,385 2.40% 560 5.85% 1,366 Ventura 50.22% 138,836 42.85% 118,463 2.20% 6,073 4.73% 13,067 Yolo 58.18% 35,193 32.28% 19,528 5.06% 3,060 4.48% 2,709 Yuba 40.18% 6,345 51.49% 8,131 1.88% 297 6.44% 1,017
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Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic [ edit ] By congressional district [ edit ] Feinstein won 43 of 52 congressional districts, including 11 that elected Republicans.[ 8]
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