2000 United States Senate election in California
County resultsFeinstein: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Campbell: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
The 2000 U.S. Senate election in California was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein won re-election to her second full term.
General election
Campaign
Despite touting his service as a moderate Republican representing a strongly Democratic district, Campbell was underfunded and a decided underdog against the popular, heavily financed Feinstein. By February, he spent barely $1 million without any PAC money.[2] gay rights and abortion .[3] War on Drugs and calls himself a "maverick", similar to U.S. Senator John McCain .[4]
Debates
Results
Results breakdown
Final results from the Secretary of State of California .[5]
County
Feinstein
Campbell
Benjamin
Others
Share
Votes
Share
Votes
Share
Votes
Share
Votes
Alameda
67.66%
328,355
22.57%
109,517
6.74%
32,701
3.03%
14,726
Alpine
43.62%
253
41.72%
242
4.48%
26
10.17%
59
Amador
43.85%
6,671
49.32%
7,502
1.70%
259
5.13%
780
Butte
41.52%
34,117
47.41%
38,961
5.52%
4,540
5.54%
4,555
Calaveras
42.31%
7,852
48.42%
8,986
2.42%
449
6.85%
1,271
Colusa
41.16%
2,250
53.70%
2,936
0.91%
50
4.23%
231
Contra Costa
61.60%
232,109
33.23%
125,188
2.30%
8,670
2.87%
10,821
Del Norte
44.91%
3,670
44.93%
3,672
3.10%
253
7.06%
577
El Dorado
40.70%
28,873
51.72%
36,684
2.52%
1,785
5.06%
3,591
Fresno
52.87%
113,228
40.39%
86,502
1.50%
3,210
5.25%
11,235
Glenn
38.18%
3,282
54.26%
4,664
1.54%
132
6.03%
518
Humboldt
46.99%
25,788
36.23%
19,882
11.20%
6,145
5.59%
3,069
Imperial
56.17%
15,937
34.07%
9,666
1.62%
461
8.14%
2,311
Inyo
35.15%
2,711
57.02%
4,397
2.71%
209
5.12%
395
Kern
43.26%
77,676
50.44%
90,564
1.09%
1,949
5.21%
9,360
Kings
48.49%
13,402
44.31%
12,246
0.93%
256
6.28%
1,735
Lake
54.74%
11,410
37.55%
7,826
3.15%
656
4.56%
951
Lassen
35.56%
3,673
54.39%
5,618
1.60%
165
8.46%
874
Los Angeles
64.40%
1,677,668
28.55%
743,872
2.78%
72,312
4.28%
111,402
Madera
43.55%
14,123
48.75%
15,810
1.70%
550
6.01%
1,950
Marin
65.25%
79,421
26.35%
32,077
6.33%
7,699
2.07%
2,524
Mariposa
40.49%
3,195
48.63%
3,837
2.72%
215
8.15%
643
Mendocino
50.99%
16,981
31.54%
10,503
12.14%
4,044
5.32%
1,773
Merced
51.92%
25,426
40.04%
19,612
1.47%
721
6.57%
3,216
Modoc
30.81%
1,221
60.91%
2,414
1.56%
62
6.71%
266
Mono
42.56%
1,818
47.68%
2,037
4.12%
176
5.64%
241
Monterey
57.96%
67,401
35.36%
41,113
2.94%
3,420
3.74%
4,350
Napa
56.70%
28,884
36.20%
18,442
3.24%
1,652
3.85%
1,961
Nevada
41.41%
19,354
49.41%
23,095
4.78%
2,235
4.40%
2,057
Orange
42.72%
403,123
49.95%
471,410
1.85%
17,452
5.48%
51,743
Placer
40.95%
47,169
52.25%
60,182
1.97%
2,264
4.83%
5,569
Plumas
40.76%
4,075
51.23%
5,122
2.57%
257
5.44%
544
Riverside
48.28%
210,235
44.80%
195,085
1.52%
6,632
5.39%
23,484
Sacramento
54.27%
228,992
38.71%
163,343
2.61%
11,001
4.41%
18,623
San Benito
55.04%
9,170
39.29%
6,545
1.83%
305
3.84%
640
San Bernardino
49.13%
200,558
43.40%
177,158
1.81%
7,376
5.67%
23,145
San Diego
51.34%
466,461
40.76%
370,287
2.24%
20,340
5.66%
51,443
San Francisco
72.26%
222,787
15.27%
47,072
10.50%
32,377
1.97%
6,082
San Joaquin
52.65%
86,731
41.23%
67,907
1.29%
2,130
4.83%
7,954
San Luis Obispo
45.14%
47,976
46.15%
49,055
3.59%
3,814
5.13%
5,448
San Mateo
64.80%
165,216
29.92%
76,273
2.85%
7,278
2.43%
6,191
Santa Barbara
49.93%
75,357
40.03%
60,417
5.78%
8,718
4.26%
6,422
Santa Clara
59.62%
320,400
34.97%
187,953
2.29%
12,329
3.12%
16,747
Santa Cruz
56.78%
60,853
30.36%
32,537
9.63%
10,321
3.22%
3,453
Shasta
36.84%
24,027
55.01%
35,884
1.56%
1,016
6.59%
4,299
Sierra
36.63%
666
53.91%
980
2.59%
47
6.88%
125
Siskiyou
38.40%
7,476
51.61%
10,048
2.14%
417
7.85%
1,529
Solano
60.03%
74,414
33.43%
41,449
1.87%
2,316
4.67%
5,791
Sonoma
60.96%
118,455
29.46%
57,244
6.05%
11,765
3.52%
6,839
Stanislaus
48.24%
60,610
44.51%
55,919
1.54%
1,937
5.71%
7,171
Sutter
39.51%
10,326
55.08%
14,394
1.10%
288
4.30%
1,125
Tehama
38.27%
7,870
52.81%
10,859
1.42%
291
7.50%
1,543
Trinity
40.35%
2,307
48.47%
2,771
4.62%
264
6.56%
375
Tulare
45.52%
40,117
47.19%
41,587
1.02%
901
6.26%
5,519
Tuolumne
42.97%
10,028
48.78%
11,385
2.40%
560
5.85%
1,366
Ventura
50.22%
138,836
42.85%
118,463
2.20%
6,073
4.73%
13,067
Yolo
58.18%
35,193
32.28%
19,528
5.06%
3,060
4.48%
2,709
Yuba
40.18%
6,345
51.49%
8,131
1.88%
297
6.44%
1,017
Shift by county Trend by county
Republican — >15%
Republican — +12.5−15%
Republican — +10−12.5%
Republican — +7.5−10%
Republican — +5−7.5%
Republican — +2.5−5%
Republican — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +0−2.5%
Democratic — +2.5−5%
Democratic — +5−7.5%
Democratic — +7.5-10%
Democratic — +10−12.5%
Democratic — +12.5−15%
Democratic — >15%
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Green Party candidate Medea Susan Benjamin finished second (ahead of Republican Tom Campbell) in six Northern California municipalities, most of which are in the San Francisco Bay Area : Oakland (10.18%), Emeryville (13.35%), Albany (14.37%), Fairfax (15.99%), Berkeley (22.23%), and Arcata (26.77%). She tied with Jones for second place in Point Arena with 21.71% of the vote.[6]
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