United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2000

United States Senate election in Massachusetts, 2000

November 7, 2000

Nominee Ted Kennedy Jack E. Robinson Carla Howell Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 1,889,494 334,341 308 860 Percentage 72.7% 12.9% 11.9%

County results

U.S. Senator before election Ted Kennedy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

The 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to his seventh full term. The election was notable for a strong third-party performance from Libertarian Carla Howell, who finished with less than a percent behind Republican Jack E. Robinson.

Candidates

Democratic

• Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1962

Libertarian

• Carla Howell, political activist and small government advocate

Republican

• Jack E. Robinson, perennial candidate

Results

General election results [1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edward M. Kennedy	1,889,494	72.69%
	Republican	Jack E. Robinson	334,341	12.86%
	Libertarian	Carla Howell	308,860	11.88%
	Constitution	Philip F. Lawler	42,113	1.62%	+1.62
	Independent	Dale E. Friedgen	13,687	0.53%	N/A
	Timesizing Not Downsizing	Philip Hyde III	8,452	0.33%	+0.33
		All others	2,473	0.10%
Total votes			2,734,006	100

References

1. "2000 ELECTION STATISTICS". house.gov. Retrieved 9 May 2015.