The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator

Jon Kyl Jon Llewellyn Kyl ( ; born April 25, 1942) is an American politician and lobbyist who served as a United States Senator for Arizona from 1995 to 2013 and again in 2018. A Republican, he held both of Arizona's Senate seats at different times, ser ...

won re-election to a second term, as no candidate was nominated from the

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. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong third party performance.

Candidates

Green

* Vance Hansen, retired teacher

Independent

* Bill Toel, professor and former banker

Libertarian

* Barry Hess, businessman

Republican

, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994

Campaign

Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.

Results

References

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United States Senate election