The 2000 United States Senate election in Connecticut took place on November 7, 2000 in conjunction with the
2000 U.S. presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush, the governor of Texas and eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush ...
, other elections to the
United States Senate in other states, as well as elections to the
United States House of Representatives and various state and local elections. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator
Joe Lieberman 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
Al Gore
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. With Gore losing the presidency to
George W. Bush
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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
vice president and resigned his Senate seat, which would have led to a 2002 special election. It would also have led Republican Governor
John G. Rowland
John Grosvenor Rowland (born May 24, 1957) is an American politician, author, and convicted felon who served as the 86th Governor of Connecticut from 1995 to 2004. He served two nonconsecutive prison terms on various corruption charges. A Repu ...
to temporarily appoint an interim replacement.
This is the last Senate election in which Lieberman formally ran as a Democrat. In
2006
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, his last election prior to retirement, he ran as an
independent Democrat.
General election
Candidates
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Joe Lieberman (D), incumbent U.S. senator since 1989
*
Philip Giordano (R), Mayor of
Waterbury and former
State Representative
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*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
See also
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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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United States Senate
Joe Lieberman