2000 United States Senate election in Arizona

The 2000 United States Senate election in Arizona was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Jon Kyl won re-election to a second term. No candidate was nominated from the Democratic Party. Independent Bill Toel, Green party nominee Vance Hansen, and Libertarian party nominee Barry Hess each got more than 5% of the vote, a strong non-major-party performance.

Green

 * Vance Hansen, retired teacher

Independent

 * Bill Toel, professor and former banker

Libertarian

 * Barry Hess, businessman

Republican

 * Jon Kyl, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1994

Campaign
Jon Kyl, a popular incumbent, did not draw a Democratic opponent despite being labeled as vulnerable at one point.

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

 * Apache (largest municipality: Eagar)
 * Santa Cruz (largest municipality: Nogales)
 * Coconino (largest municipality: Flagstaff)
 * Pima (largest municipality: Tucson)