The 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 2000 in conjunction with the 2000 U.S. presidential election, other elections to the

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in other states, as well as elections to the

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and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator

Joe Lieberman Joseph Isadore Lieberman (; born February 24, 1942) is an American politician, lobbyist, and attorney who served as a United States senator from Connecticut from 1989 to 2013. A former member of the Democratic Party, he was its nominee for ...

won re-election to a third term. While running for re-election to the Senate, Lieberman was also the Democratic nominee for vice president in the concurrent presidential election, running with presidential nominee

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. With Gore losing the presidency to

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, Lieberman returned to the Senate and remained there for another 12 years, when he retired. Had the Gore-Lieberman ticket won, Lieberman would have become

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and resigned his Senate seat, which would have led to a 2002 special election. It would also have led Republican Governor John G. Rowland to temporarily appoint an interim replacement. This is the last Senate election in which Lieberman formally ran as a Democrat. In 2006, his last election prior to retirement, he ran as an

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General election

Candidates

(D), incumbent U.S. senator since 1989 *

Philip Giordano Philip Anthony Giordano (born March 25, 1963) is the former Republican mayor of Waterbury, Connecticut, and a convicted sex offender. He was born in Caracas, Venezuela, to Italian parents and his family moved to the United States when he was two ...

(R), Mayor of

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and former State Representative *Wildey J. Moore (L) *William Kozak, Jr. (CCP)

Campaign

Lieberman, a popular centrist incumbent, focused on his vice presidential campaign. He refused to attend any debates. Giordano was a heavy underdog, as he was ignored by the press and he debated alone.

Results

References

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Joe Lieberman

General election

Candidates

Campaign

Results

See also

References