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2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election
The 2000 Bangkok gubernatorial election was the sixth election for the governorship of Bangkok, and was held on 23 July 2000. The election saw the independent candidate, Samak Sundaravej, beat the Thai Rak Thai candidate, Sudarat Keyuraphan. The election also saw Samak become the first candidate in a Bangkok gubernatorial election to reach more than a million votes, which he did with a total 1,016,096 votes. The election took place before the 2001 Thai general election.
Throughout the campaign before the election, Sundarat and Samak led in popularity ahead of the Democrat candidate, Thawatchai Sajakul.
The election was contested by 23 candidates.
| Number | Party | Name |
|---|---|---|
| Thai Citizen Party | Samak Sundaravej | |
| Thai Rak Thai | Sudarat Keyuraphan | |
| Democrat | Thawatchai Sajakul |
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