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United States Senate election in Maryland, 2000

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The 2000 United States Senate election in Maryland was held on November 7, 2000. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Paul Sarbanes won re-election to a fifth term.

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Democratic

  • Paul Sarbanes, incumbent U.S. Senator first elected in 1976

    • Republican

  • Paul Rappaport, former Howard County police chief and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 1994

    • Campaign

    Rappaport won the Republican primary against S. Rob Sobhani, Ross Zimmerman Pierpont, Robin Ficker, Kenneth R. Timmerman, Kenneth Wayman and John Stafford through a grassroots movement with a plurality of just 23%. Rappaport, a major underdog, pushed for three debates. The four term incumbent actually agreed to one debate on October 26.

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    United States Senate election in Maryland, 2000 Wikipedia
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