The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a fifth term.
Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976
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Paul H. Rappaport, former Howard County police chief and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994[1][2]
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Rappaport won the Republican primary against S. Rob Sobhani, Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Robin Ficker, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford[3] through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23%.[4] Rappaport, a major underdog, pushed for three debates. The four-term incumbent agreed to one debate on October 26.[5]
^Dianne Feinstein Primaries kind to incumbents, The Deseret News (Associated Press) – March 8, 2000
^Senate rivals face off in only TV debate Sarbanes defends record of 4 terms against Rappaport accusations November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 20, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
^Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes, The Washington Times, March 9, 2000
^MARYLAND NOTEBOOK; Sarbanes-Rappaport Forum A Matter of Great Debate November 5, 2012, at the Wayback Machine. Pqasb.pqarchiver.com (October 26, 2000). Retrieved on 2011-06-17.
^2000 ELECTION STATISTICS. Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved on June 17, 2011.
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Main article 2000 United States Senate elections The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7 2000 Incumbent Democratic U S Senator Paul Sarbanes won re election to a fifth term 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland 1994 November 7 2000 2006 Nominee Paul Sarbanes Paul RappaportParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 1 230 013 715 178Percentage 63 18 36 73 County results Sarbanes 50 60 60 70 80 90 Rappaport 50 60 60 70 U S senator before electionPaul SarbanesDemocratic Elected U S Senator Paul SarbanesDemocratic Contents 1 Candidates 1 1 Democratic 1 2 Republican 2 Campaign 3 Results 3 1 Results by county 3 1 1 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic 3 1 2 Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCandidates editDemocratic edit Paul Sarbanes incumbent U S Senator first elected in 1976Republican edit Paul H Rappaport former Howard County police chief and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994 1 2 Campaign editRappaport won the Republican primary against S Rob Sobhani Ross Zimmerman Pierpont Robin Ficker Kenneth R Timmerman Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford 3 through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23 4 Rappaport a major underdog pushed for three debates The four term incumbent agreed to one debate on October 26 5 Results editGeneral election results 6 7 8 9 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Paul Sarbanes incumbent 1 230 013 63 18 4 08 Republican Paul Rappaport 715 178 36 73 4 17 Other Write Ins 1 594 0 08 Independent Corrogan R Vaughn Write In 113 0 01 Total votes 1 946 898 100 0 Democratic holdResults by county edit County Paul S Sarbanes Democratic Paul H Rappaport Republican Corrogan R Vaughn Independent Write ins Independent Margin Total VotesCast Allegany 12638 59 03 8768 40 96 0 0 00 2 0 01 3870 18 08 21408Anne Arundel 101627 51 44 95737 48 46 17 0 01 177 0 09 5890 2 98 197558Baltimore City 158260 86 75 24019 13 17 5 0 00 157 0 09 134241 73 58 182441Baltimore County 175551 58 82 122601 41 08 0 0 00 302 0 10 52950 17 74 298454Calvert 15305 52 87 13618 47 04 4 0 01 24 0 08 1687 5 83 28951Caroline 4239 48 62 4472 51 29 1 0 01 7 0 08 233 2 67 8719Carroll 23781 37 97 38790 61 94 0 0 00 59 0 09 15009 23 96 62630Cecil 14168 50 33 13955 49 58 1 0 00 24 0 09 213 0 76 28148Charles 25278 57 95 18321 42 00 1 0 00 24 0 06 6957 15 95 43624Dorchester 5724 57 24 4276 42 76 0 0 00 0 0 00 1448 14 48 10000Frederick 37315 48 83 39031 51 07 3 0 00 76 0 10 1716 2 25 76425Garrett 4319 42 44 5858 57 56 0 0 00 0 0 00 1539 15 12 10177Harford 41679 46 27 48322 53 65 8 0 01 68 0 08 6643 7 37 90077Howard 62636 56 66 47786 43 23 22 0 02 97 0 09 14850 13 43 110541Kent 4346 55 50 3481 44 45 0 0 00 4 0 05 865 11 05 7831Montgomery 250664 69 42 109911 30 44 41 0 01 447 0 12 140753 38 98 361063Prince George s 204622 83 63 40033 16 36 5 0 00 13 0 01 164589 67 27 244673Queen Anne s 7539 46 19 8775 53 76 2 0 01 7 0 04 1236 7 57 16323St Mary s 4681 64 84 2536 35 13 0 0 00 2 0 03 2145 29 71 7219Somerset 15273 53 31 13357 46 62 0 0 00 21 0 07 1916 6 69 28651Talbot 6996 47 14 7820 52 70 1 0 01 23 0 15 824 5 55 14840Washington 22362 48 94 23291 50 98 2 0 00 35 0 08 929 2 03 45690Wicomico 18946 60 74 12234 39 22 0 0 00 14 0 04 6712 21 52 31194Worcester 12064 59 54 8186 40 40 0 0 00 11 0 05 3878 19 14 20261Total 1230013 63 18 715178 36 73 113 0 01 1594 0 08 514835 26 44 1946898Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic edit Anne Arundel largest municipality Annapolis Counties that flipped from Democrat to Republican edit Harford largest municipality Aberdeen See also edit2000 United States Senate elections 2000 United States electionsReferences edit Dianne Feinstein Primaries kind to incumbents The Deseret News Associated Press March 8 2000 Senate rivals face off in only TV debate Sarbanes defends record of 4 terms against Rappaport accusations Archived November 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine Pqasb pqarchiver com October 20 2000 Retrieved on 2011 06 17 MD US Senate R Primary Our Campaigns Rappaport to focus on crime in race with Sarbanes The Washington Times March 9 2000 MARYLAND NOTEBOOK Sarbanes Rappaport Forum A Matter of Great Debate Archived November 5 2012 at the Wayback Machine Pqasb pqarchiver com October 26 2000 Retrieved on 2011 06 17 2000 ELECTION STATISTICS Clerk house gov Retrieved on June 17 2011 2000 Presidential Election Our Campaigns MD US Senate Race Nov 07 2000 www ourcampaigns com Our Campaigns n d Retrieved April 15 2023 2000 Senatorial General Election Results Maryland uselectionatlas org Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections August 27 2008 Retrieved April 15 2023 External links editCandidates at Vote Smart Campaign finance at FEC Campaign finance at OpenSecretsOfficial campaign websites archived Paul Rappaport Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland amp oldid 1201436093, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
