2000 Florida U.S. Senate Election

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

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

Bill Nelson won the 2000 Florida U.S. Senate Election. Bill Nelson received 2,989,487 popular votes (51.04%). The main challenger was Bill McCollum (46.19%).

See the full head-to-head between Nelson and McCollum

Nelson +4.9 pts · won by 284,139 votes

Bill Nelson DemocraticWINNER51.04%

2,989,487 votes

Bill McCollum Republican46.19%

2,705,348 votes

Willie LoganIndependent1.38%

80,830 votes

Joe SimonettaNatural Law0.45%

26,087 votes

Darrell L. McCormickIndependent0.37%

21,664 votes

Joel DeckardReform0.3%

17,338 votes

Andy MartinIndependent0.27%

15,889 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.