Elections / 2000 · Senate · NY
The Democratic candidate won New York's Senate seat D+12.4.
New York, 2000. Candidate results and statewide totals below. The presidential race shared this ballot.
New York — 2000 Senate result
Source: MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 1976–2024 Senate returns (party-classified by literal ballot party).
Democratic (D)
3,562,415
52.5%
Republican (R)
2,724,589
40.2%
All others
492,835
7.3%
Margin
D+12.4
Candidates
Statewide candidate totals — MIT Election Data + Science Lab, 2000 Senate returns.
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillary Rodham Clinton | OLiberal | 3,747,310 | 55.3% |
| Rick Lazio | OConservative | 2,915,730 | 43.0% |
| Jeffrey E. Graham | OIndependence | 43,181 | 0.6% |
| Mark J. Dunau | OGreen | 40,991 | 0.6% |
| John O. Adefope | ORight To Life | 21,439 | 0.3% |
| John Clifton | OLibertarian | 4,734 | 0.1% |
| Louis P. Wein | OConstitution | 3,414 | 0.1% |
| Jacob J. Perasso | OSocialist Workers | 3,040 | 0.0% |
New York's Senate margins
Every contest in our store, 1976–2024
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1976 | +10.7% |
| 1980 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | +33.7% |
| 1986 | −6.8% |
| 1988 | +36.8% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1994 | +15.3% |
| 1998 | +15.1% |
| 2000 | +12.4% |
| 2004 | +41.2% |
| 2006 | +33.1% |
| 2010 | +39.3% |
| 2012 | +43.6% |
| 2016 | +41.4% |
| 2018 | +33.4% |
| 2022 | +14.0% |
| 2024 | +18.3% |