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United States Senate election in Vermont, 2000

United States Senate election in Vermont, 2000
Vermont
← 1994 November 7, 2000 2006 →
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Nominee Jim Jeffords Ed Flanagan
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 189,133 73,352
Percentage 65.6% 25.4%

U.S. Senator before election

Jim Jeffords
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Jim Jeffords
Independent


Jim Jeffords
Republican

Jim Jeffords
Independent

The 2000 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jim Jeffords won re-election to a third term in office. Jeffords switched from being a Republican to an independent, who would caucus with the Democratic Party, thus breaking the 50-50 lock. As of 2016, this is the last Senate election in Vermont won by a Republican.



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