The Green Papers: General Election 2000

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Primary: Tuesday, September 12, 2000
2000 Electoral Votes:11(2.04% of 538)
Governor:1(Term Limit: None; 4-year term)
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 1 and 3)
2000 Representatives:9(2.07% of 435)
1990 Census: 4,891,769(1.97% of 248,765,170)
Registered Voters (Nov 98):Voters register at the polls on election day.
Estimated Voting age population (Jan 98): 3,877,000 
Tuesday, November 7, 2000 Polls Close: 8 PM CST (0200 UTC)
Candidates seeking office
Constitution:2
Democrat:11
Green:1
Independent:1
Libertarian:3
Reform:2
Republican:11
Socialist Workers:1
Workers World:1
(scatter):1
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President  Electoral votes: 11, Term limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime; Electors: How Appointed, Meeting Place, How they voted; Total Popular Vote: 2,598,607; List of States: Short, Long
 CandidateRepublican 1,237,279 47.61% Governor George W. Bush
 WinnerDemocrat 1,242,987 47.83% Vice President Albert A. "Al" Gore, Jr.
(11 Electoral Votes)
 CandidateLibertarian 6,640 0.26% Harry Browne
 CandidateConstitution 2,042 0.08% Howard Phillips
 CandidateGreen 94,070 3.62% Ralph Nader
 CandidateWorkers World 1,063 0.04% Monica Moorehead
 CandidateSocialist Workers306 0.01% James E. Harris, Jr.
 CandidateReform878 0.03% John Hagelin
Both Pat Buchanan and John Hagelin appear under the "Reform Party" banner.
 CandidateReform 11,446 0.44% Pat Buchanan
Both Pat Buchanan and John Hagelin appear under the "Reform Party" banner.
 Candidate(scatter) 1,896 0.07% Scattering
Governor  Term limit: None; 4-year term, Current Governors  
 Republican  Tommy G. Thompson
First elected: 1986; re-elected: 1990, 1994, 1998.
Chair up for election: Tuesday, November 5, 2002.
Senate  6-year term, Current Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 1Democrat  Herbert H. Kohl
First elected: 1988; re-elected: 1994, 2000
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateRepublican  John Gillespie
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Herbert H. Kohl
 CandidateLibertarian  Tim Peterson
 CandidateConstitution  Robert R. Raymond
 CandidateIndependent  Eugene A. Hern
Class 3Democrat  Russ Feingold
First elected: 1992; re-elected: 1998
Seat up for election: Tuesday, November 2, 2004.
House of Representatives  2 year term, Current House  
5 Democrats
4 Republicans
CD 1Republican  Paul Ryan
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerRepublican  Congressman Paul Ryan
 CandidateDemocrat  Jeffrey C. Thomas
CD 2Democrat  Tammy Baldwin
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Tammy Baldwin
 CandidateRepublican  John Sharpless
CD 3Democrat  Ron Kind
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Ron Kind
 CandidateRepublican  Susan Tully
CD 4Democrat  Jerry Kleczka
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Jerry Kleczka
 CandidateLibertarian  Nikola Rajnovic
 CandidateRepublican  Tim Riener
CD 5Democrat  Tom Barrett
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman Tom Barrett
 CandidateRepublican  Jonathan Smith
CD 6Republican  Thomas E. Petri
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateDemocrat  Dan Flaherty
 WinnerRepublican  Congressman Thomas E. Petri
CD 7Democrat  David R. Obey
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateRepublican  Sean Cronin
 WinnerDemocrat  Congressman David R. Obey
CD 8Republican  Mark Green
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 WinnerRepublican  Congressman Mark Green
 CandidateDemocrat  Dean Reich
CD 9Republican  F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Renominated - 12 September 2000 Primary
 CandidateDemocrat  Mike Clawson
 WinnerRepublican  Congressman F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
Congressional District

Wisconsin has 72 counties and 9 congressional districts: 55 counties are wholly within a given congressional district and 17 counties are divided among more than one congressional district

UNDIVIDED COUNTIES (wholly within one Congressional District):

  • CD # 1: Kenosha, Racine, Rock and Walworth
  • CD # 2: Columbia, Dane, Iowa, Lafayette, Richland and Sauk
  • CD # 3: Barron, Buffalo, Crawford, Dunn, Grant, Jackson, LaCrosse, Pepin, Pierce, St. Croix, Trempealeau and Vernon
  • CD # 6: Adams, Green Lake, Juneau, Marquette, Waupaca, Waushara and Winnebago
  • CD # 7: Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Iron, Lincoln, Marathon, Portage, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, Taylor, Washburn and Wood
  • CD # 8: Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Menominee, Oconto, Shawano and Vilas
  • CD # 9: Ozaukee and Washington

DIVIDED COUNTIES (split between more than one Congressional District):

  • Brown: CDs 6 and 8
  • Calumet: CDs 6 and 8
  • Chippewa: CDs 3 and 7
  • Clark: CDs 3 and 7
  • Dodge: CDs 2 and 9
  • Eau Claire: CDs 3 and 7
  • Fond du Lac: CDs 6 and 9
  • Green: CDs 1 and 2
  • Jefferson: CDs 1, 2 and 9
  • Manitowoc: CDs 6 and 8
  • Milwaukee: CDs 4 and 5
  • Monroe: CDs 3 and 6
  • Oneida: CDs 7 and 8
  • Outagamie: CDs 6 and 8
  • Polk: CDs 3 and 7
  • Sheboygan: CDs 6 and 9
  • Waukesha: CDs 1, 4 and 9

CD # 5 is wholly within Milwaukee County