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2000 United States Senate election in Maryland
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| election_name | 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| country | Maryland |
| type | presidential |
| ongoing | no |
| previous_election | 1994 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| previous_year | 1994 |
| next_election | 2006 United States Senate election in Maryland |
| next_year | 2006 |
| election_date | November 7, 2000 |
| image1 | File:Paul Sarbanes, official color photo.jpg |
| image_size | 150x150px |
| nominee1 | Paul Sarbanes |
| party1 | Democratic Party (United States) |
| popular_vote1 | 1,230,013 |
| percentage1 | 63.18% |
| image2 | 3x4.svg |
| nominee2 | Paul Rappaport |
| party2 | Republican Party (United States) |
| popular_vote2 | 715,178 |
| percentage2 | 36.73% |
| map_image | 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland results map by county.svg |
| map_size | 300px |
| map_caption | County results |
| title | U.S. Senator |
| before_election | Paul Sarbanes |
| before_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
| after_election | Paul Sarbanes |
| after_party | Democratic Party (United States) |
Sarbanes:
Rappaport:
The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a fifth term.
Candidates
Democratic
- Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976
Republican
- Paul H. Rappaport, former Howard County police chief and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994
Campaign
Rappaport won the Republican primary against S. Rob Sobhani, Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Robin Ficker, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23%. Rappaport, a major underdog, pushed for three debates. The four-term incumbent agreed to one debate on October 26.
Results
Results by county
| County | Paul S. Sarbanes | Paul H. Rappaport | Corrogan R. Vaughn | Write-ins | Margin | Total | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allegany | 12638 | 59.03% | 8768 | 40.96% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.01% | 3870 | 18.08% | 21408 | |||||||||||||
| Anne Arundel | 101627 | 51.44% | 95737 | 48.46% | 17 | 0.01% | 177 | 0.09% | 5890 | 2.98% | 197558 | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore (City) | 158260 | 86.75% | 24019 | 13.17% | 5 | 0.00% | 157 | 0.09% | 134241 | 73.58% | 182441 | |||||||||||||
| Baltimore (County) | 175551 | 58.82% | 122601 | 41.08% | 0 | 0.00% | 302 | 0.10% | 52950 | 17.74% | 298454 | |||||||||||||
| Calvert | 15305 | 52.87% | 13618 | 47.04% | 4 | 0.01% | 24 | 0.08% | 1687 | 5.83% | 28951 | |||||||||||||
| Caroline | 4239 | 48.62% | 4472 | 51.29% | 1 | 0.01% | 7 | 0.08% | -233 | -2.67% | 8719 | |||||||||||||
| Carroll | 23781 | 37.97% | 38790 | 61.94% | 0 | 0.00% | 59 | 0.09% | -15009 | -23.96% | 62630 | |||||||||||||
| Cecil | 14168 | 50.33% | 13955 | 49.58% | 1 | 0.00% | 24 | 0.09% | 213 | 0.76% | 28148 | |||||||||||||
| Charles | 25278 | 57.95% | 18321 | 42.00% | 1 | 0.00% | 24 | 0.06% | 6957 | 15.95% | 43624 | |||||||||||||
| Dorchester | 5724 | 57.24% | 4276 | 42.76% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 1448 | 14.48% | 10000 | |||||||||||||
| Frederick | 37315 | 48.83% | 39031 | 51.07% | 3 | 0.00% | 76 | 0.10% | -1716 | -2.25% | 76425 | |||||||||||||
| Garrett | 4319 | 42.44% | 5858 | 57.56% | 0 | 0.00% | 0 | 0.00% | -1539 | -15.12% | 10177 | |||||||||||||
| Harford | 41679 | 46.27% | 48322 | 53.65% | 8 | 0.01% | 68 | 0.08% | -6643 | -7.37% | 90077 | |||||||||||||
| Howard | 62636 | 56.66% | 47786 | 43.23% | 22 | 0.02% | 97 | 0.09% | 14850 | 13.43% | 110541 | |||||||||||||
| Kent | 4346 | 55.50% | 3481 | 44.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 4 | 0.05% | 865 | 11.05% | 7831 | |||||||||||||
| Montgomery | 250664 | 69.42% | 109911 | 30.44% | 41 | 0.01% | 447 | 0.12% | 140753 | 38.98% | 361063 | |||||||||||||
| Prince George's | 204622 | 83.63% | 40033 | 16.36% | 5 | 0.00% | 13 | 0.01% | 164589 | 67.27% | 244673 | |||||||||||||
| Queen Anne's | 7539 | 46.19% | 8775 | 53.76% | 2 | 0.01% | 7 | 0.04% | -1236 | -7.57% | 16323 | |||||||||||||
| St. Mary's | 4681 | 64.84% | 2536 | 35.13% | 0 | 0.00% | 2 | 0.03% | 2145 | 29.71% | 7219 | |||||||||||||
| Somerset | 15273 | 53.31% | 13357 | 46.62% | 0 | 0.00% | 21 | 0.07% | 1916 | 6.69% | 28651 | |||||||||||||
| Talbot | 6996 | 47.14% | 7820 | 52.70% | 1 | 0.01% | 23 | 0.15% | -824 | -5.55% | 14840 | |||||||||||||
| Washington | 22362 | 48.94% | 23291 | 50.98% | 2 | 0.00% | 35 | 0.08% | -929 | -2.03% | 45690 | |||||||||||||
| Wicomico | 18946 | 60.74% | 12234 | 39.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 14 | 0.04% | 6712 | 21.52% | 31194 | |||||||||||||
| Worcester | 12064 | 59.54% | 8186 | 40.40% | 0 | 0.00% | 11 | 0.05% | 3878 | 19.14% | 20261 | |||||||||||||
| Total | 1230013 | 63.18% | 715178 | 36.73% | 113 | 0.01% | 1594 | 0.08% | 514835 | 26.44% | 1946898 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
- Anne Arundel (largest municipality: Annapolis)
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
- Harford (largest municipality: Aberdeen)
References
References
- Dianne Feinstein [https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uvZHAAAAIBAJ&sjid=-u0DAAAAIBAJ&pg=6610,3359985&dq=former+howard+county+police+chief+paul+rappaport&hl=en Primaries kind to incumbents], The Deseret News (Associated Press) – March 8, 2000
- link. (November 5, 2012 . Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 20, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.)
- [http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=24701 MD US Senate - R Primary], Our Campaigns
- [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=WT&p_theme=wt&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB08BD1D7199B56&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes], The Washington Times, March 9, 2000
- link. (November 5, 2012 . Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 26, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.)
- [http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/2000/2000Stat.htm 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS]. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.
- [https://elections.maryland.gov/elections/2000/results/pregnsen.html 2000 Presidential Election]
- (n.d.). "Our Campaigns - MD US Senate Race - Nov 07, 2000". Our Campaigns.
- (August 27, 2008). "2000 Senatorial General Election Results - Maryland". [[Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections]].
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