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2000 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election

Wisconsin · 5 candidates · See every 2000 U.S. Senate race

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

Herbert H. Kohl won the 2000 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election. Herbert H. Kohl received 1,563,238 popular votes (61.54%). The main challenger was John Gillespie (37.04%).

See the full head-to-head between Kohl and Gillespie

Kohl +24.5 pts · won by 622,494 votes
Herbert H. KohlDemocraticWINNER61.54%
1,563,238 votes
John GillespieRepublican37.04%
940,744 votes
Tim PetersonLibertarian0.84%
21,348 votes
Eugene A. HemIndependent0.38%
9,555 votes
Robert R. RaymondConstitution0.17%
4,296 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.