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The 2000 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 7, 2000, on the same date as the
Complete video of debate
October 12, 2000
U.S. House of Representatives
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and presidential election
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Albania
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Chile
The pre ...
. Incumbent Republican Senator Connie Mack III decided to retire instead of seeking a third term. Democrat Bill Nelson won the open seat, even as Republican presidential nominee George W. Bush
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narrowly triumphed over Al Gore
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in the state by a mere 537 votes.
Republican primary
Candidates
* Hamilton A. S. Bartlett * Bill McCollum, U.S. RepresentativeResults
Democratic primary
Candidates
* Newall Jerome Daughtrey, nominee for Florida State Comptroller in 1998 * David B. Higginbottom, nominee forFL-10
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in 1986 and 1988
* Bill Nelson, State Treasurer
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and former U.S. Representative
Results
General election
Candidates
Major
* Bill McCollum (R), U.S. Representative * Bill Nelson (D),State Treasurer
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and former U.S. Representative
Minor
* Joel Deckard (Re), former U.S. Representative from Indiana *Willie Logan
Willie Logan (born February 16, 1957) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Florida. A former member of the Florida House of Representatives, he campaigned for the United States Senate as an Independent in 2000.
Biography
Born in Nor ...
(I), State Representative
* Andy Martin (I), perennial candidate
* Darrell McCormick (I)
* Joe Simonetta (NL)
* Nikki Oldaker (WI)
Campaign
This election was in conjunction to thepresidential election
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Elections by country
Albania
The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public.
Chile
The pre ...
, where Bush narrowly defeated Gore after an intense recount
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. The Senate election was evenly matched, with two U.S. Congressmen named Bill in their mid-50s. Both parties heavily targeted this senate seat. The election became very nasty as Nelson called his opponent "an extremist who would sacrifice the elderly, the poor, and the working class to coddle the rich." McCollum called the Democrat "a liberal who would tax everything that moves, and some things that don't." The election advertisements were very negative, as both candidates talked more about each other than themselves.
Nelson raised only soft money
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, but had help from Gore and President Bill Clinton
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. Two days before the election, McCollum predicted he would win by a 6-point margin. On election day, he lost by a five-point margin.
Debates
Complete video of debate
October 12, 2000
Results
See also
*2000 United States Senate elections
The 2000 United States Senate elections were held on November 7, 2000. The elections coincided with other federal and state elections, including the presidential election which was won by Republican George W. Bush. It featured a number of fiercel ...
References
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Florida
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2000 Florida elections