United States Senate election in Washington, 2000
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The 2000 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Slade Gorton was seeking reelection to a third consecutive term (fourth overall), but was unseated for a second time (the first being 1986) by former Congresswoman Maria Cantwell.
Major candidates
Democratic
- Maria Cantwell, former U.S. Representative
- Deborah Senn, Washington State Insurance Commissioner
Republican
- Slade Gorton, incumbent U.S. Senator
General Election
Since Maria Cantwell had only won by 2,229 votes, an automatic recount was triggered. Cantwell won the recount, but it was still one of the closest elections in Washington State history.[citation needed] On November 17, 2000 Washington Secretary of State Sam Reed declared Cantwell the senator-elect.
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Maria Cantwell | 1,199,437 | 48.73% | +4.48% | |
| Republican | Slade Gorton (Inc.) | 1,197,208 | 48.64% | -7.11% | |
| Libertarian | Jeff Jared | 64,734 | 2.6% | ||
References
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