2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

The 2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 7, 2000. It ran concurrently with the U.S. presidential election and elections to the U.S. Senate in other states, as well as elections to the House of Representatives and various state and local elections.

2000 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

November 7, 2000

Nominee Ted Kennedy Jack E. Robinson III Carla Howell Party Democratic Republican Libertarian Popular vote 1,889,494 334,341 308,860 Percentage 72.7% 12.9% 11.9%

Municipal results

U.S. senator before election Ted Kennedy Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy Democratic

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy won re-election to a seventh full term. The election was notable for a strong third-party performance from Libertarian Carla Howell, who finished less than a percent behind Republican Jack E. Robinson III.

Candidates

Democratic

• Ted Kennedy, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1962

Libertarian

• Carla Howell, political activist and small government advocate

Republican

• Jack E. Robinson III, perennial candidate

Results

General election results[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Ted Kennedy (incumbent)	1,889,494	72.69%	+14.62%
	Republican	Jack E. Robinson III	334,341	12.86%	−28.15%
	Libertarian	Carla Howell	308,860	11.88%	+11.22%
	Constitution	Philip F. Lawler	42,113	1.62%	N/A
	Independent	Dale E. Friedgen	13,687	0.53%	N/A
	Timesizing Not Downsizing	Philip Hyde III	8,452	0.33%	N/A
	Write-in		2,473	0.10%	+0.07%
Total votes			2,734,006	100%	N/A
	Democratic hold

See also

• 2000 United States Senate elections

References

1. "2000 ELECTION STATISTICS". house.gov. Retrieved May 9, 2015.