2000 United States Senate election in New Jersey

2000 United States Senate election in New Jersey

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Nominee Jon Corzine Bob Franks
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,511,237 1,420,267
Percentage 50.11% 47.10%

Corzine:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Franks:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Lautenberg
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Jon Corzine
Democratic

The 2000 United States Senate election in New Jersey was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Frank Lautenberg retired rather than seeking a fourth term. Democratic nominee Jon Corzine, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, defeated the Republican U.S. Representative Bob Franks in a close election.

Primary elections were held on June 7. Corzine defeated former Governor Jim Florio in the Democratic primary by a wide margin after a hard-fought campaign in which Corzine spent over $35 million of his own money. Franks narrowly defeated State Senator William Gormley to capture the Republican nomination.