United States elections, 2000

Partisan control of Congress and the presidency

	Previous party	Incoming party
President	Democratic	Republican
House	Republican	Republican
Senate	Republican	Republican

On November 7, 2000, the United States had a general election.

President

Electoral map, 2000 election

Main article: United States presidential election, 2000

George W. Bush ran against Al Gore and was elected to a first term.

United States House of Representatives

Main article: United States House of Representatives elections, 2000

Republicans lost two seats in the House, while Democrats gained 1 seat and 1 independent, Virgil Goode, was elected.

United States Senate

Main article: United States Senate elections, 2000

Senate Election Results Map, Republican holds in dark red, Republican pickups in light red, Democratic holds in dark blue, Democratic pickups in light blue

The 33 seats in the United States Senate Class 1 were up for election plus one special election. The Senate became split 50-50 until 2001 when Senator Jim Jeffords left the Republican Party and caucused with the Democrats.

File:2000 Gubernatorial election map.svg

Gubernatorial Election Results Map, Republican holds in dark red, Republican pickups in light red, Democratic holds in dark blue, Democratic pickups in light blue

Governors

Main article: United States gubernatorial elections, 2000

Local elections

Mayoral elections

Some of the major American cities that held their mayoral elections in 2000 included:

• San Diego – Superior Court Judge Dick Murphy (R) was elected to a first term as mayor.

Initiatives and Referenda

File:U.S. state constitutional amendments banning same-sex unions, November 7, 2000.svg

Vote for same-sex marriage ban by counties:

  90% – 100%

  80% – 90%

  70% – 80%

  60% – 70%

  50% – 60%

• State constitutional amendments prohibiting same-sex marriage and civil unions is passed in Nebraska and Nevada passes constitutional ban on same-sex marriage only, but it doesn't go into effect because the Nevada Constitution requires two ballot votes for citizen-initiated constitutional amendments.

External links

• United States Election 2000 Web Archive from the U.S. Library of Congress