Elections / 2000 · Senate · MO
The Democratic candidate won Missouri's Senate seat D+2.1.
Missouri, 2000. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
Missouri — 2000 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
1,191,812
50.5%
Republican (R)
1,142,852
48.4%
All others
26,909
1.1%
Margin
D+2.1
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2000 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Carnahan | DDemocrat | 1,191,812 | 50.5% |
| John Ashcroft | RRepublican | 1,142,852 | 48.4% |
| Evaline Taylor | OGreen | 10,612 | 0.4% |
| Grant Samuel Stauffer | OLibertarian | 10,198 | 0.4% |
| Hugh Foley | OReform | 4,166 | 0.2% |
| Charles Dockins | ONatural Law | 1,933 | 0.1% |
Missouri's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | −14.4% |
| 1980 | +4.3% |
| 1982 | −1.7% |
| 1986 | −5.3% |
| 1988 | −36.0% |
| 1992 | −7.0% |
| 1994 | −24.0% |
| 1998 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | +2.1% |
| 2002 | −1.1% |
| 2004 | −13.3% |
| 2006 | +2.3% |
| 2010 | −13.6% |
| 2012 | +15.7% |
| 2016 | −2.8% |
| 2018 | −5.8% |
| 2022 | −13.7% |
| 2024 | −13.7% |