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2000 California U.S. Senate Election

California · 7 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 2000 California U.S. Senate Election?

Dianne Feinstein won the 2000 California U.S. Senate Election. Dianne Feinstein received 5,932,522 popular votes (55.84%). The main challenger was Tom Campbell (36.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Feinstein and Campbell

Feinstein +19.3 pts · won by 2,045,669 votes
Dianne FeinsteinDemocraticWINNER55.84%
5,932,522 votes
Tom CampbellRepublican36.59%
3,886,853 votes
Medea Susan BenjaminGreen3.08%
326,828 votes
Gail Katherine LightfootLibertarian1.77%
187,718 votes
Diane Beall TemplinAmerican Independent1.27%
134,598 votes
Jose Luis Joe CamahortReform0.91%
96,552 votes
Brian M. ReesNatural Law0.55%
58,537 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.