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1988 United States Senate election in Connecticut
	Lieberman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Weicker: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Tie: 40–50%
U.S. senator before election; Lowell Weicker; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Lowell Weicker; Republican

Joe Lieberman
Official portrait, 2005

21st Attorney General of Connecticut
In office January 5, 1983 – January 5, 1995
Governor	William O'Neill
Preceded by	Carl R. Ajello
Succeeded by	Richard Blumenthal
Member of the Connecticut State Senate
In office January 1971 – January 1981
Preceded by	Edward L. Marcus
Succeeded by	John Daniels
Constituency	11th district (1971–1973) 10th district (1973–1981)

Personal details
Born	Joseph Isadore Lieberman (1942-02-24)February 24, 1942 Stamford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	March 27, 2024(2024-03-27) (aged 82) New York City, U.S.
Resting place	Congregation Agudath Sholom
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Betty Haas (m. 1965; div. 1981) Hadassah Freilich (m. 1982)
Children	3
Education	Yale University (BA, LLB)
Signature

2000 United States presidential election

← 1996

November 7, 2000

2004 →

538 members of the Electoral College^[a]
270 electoral votes needed to win

Turnout

54.2%^[1]

2.5 pp


Nominee	Al Gore	George W. Bush
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Tennessee	Texas
Running mate	Tom Harkin	Dick Cheney
Electoral vote	291 ^[b]	246
States carried	21 + DC	29
Popular vote	51,001,922	50,456,002
Percentage	48.4%	47.9%

Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Bush/Cheney and blue denotes those won by Gore/Lieberman. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia. One of D.C.'s three electors abstained from casting a vote for president or vice president. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state and the District of Columbia.

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

Al Gore
Democratic

Lowell Weicker
Weicker in 1969

United States Senator from Connecticut
In office January 3, 1971 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Thomas J. Dodd
Succeeded by	Barbara B. Kennelly
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 4th district
In office January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1971
Preceded by	Donald J. Irwin
Succeeded by	Stewart McKinney
Member of the Connecticut House of Representatives from the 154th district
In office January 1963 – January 1969
Preceded by	Multi-member district
Succeeded by	Robert D. Rogers
First Selectman of Greenwich
In office 1964–1968
Preceded by	Griffith Harris
Succeeded by	John Taintor

Personal details
Born	Lowell Palmer Weicker Jr. (1931-05-16)May 16, 1931 Paris, France
Died	June 28, 2023(2023-06-28) (aged 92) Middletown, Connecticut, U.S.
Nationality	American
Political party	Republican (before 1992) A Connecticut Party (after 1992)
Spouses	Marie-Louise Godfrey (m. 1953; div. 1977) Camille DiLorenzo Butler (m. 1977; div. 1984) Claudia Testa Ingram (m. 1984)
Children	5
Education	Yale University (BA) University of Virginia (JD)
Signature
Military service
Branch/service	United States Army
Years of service	1953–1955 (active) 1959–1964 (reserve)
Rank	First lieutenant

Barbara Kennelly


United States Senator from Connecticut
In office January 3, 2001 – January 3, 2013
Preceded by	Lowell Weicker
Succeeded by	Chris Murphy
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district
In office January 12, 1982 – January 3, 2001
Preceded by	Bill Cotter
Succeeded by	John Larson
67th Secretary of State of Connecticut
In office January 5, 1979 – January 12, 1982
Governor	Ella Grasso William O'Neill
Preceded by	Henry Cohn
Succeeded by	Maura L. Melley

Personal details
Born	Barbara Ann Bailey (1936-07-10) July 10, 1936 (age 88) Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political party	Democratic
Spouse	James Kennelly
Children	4
Education	Trinity Washington University (BA) Harvard University Trinity College (MA)

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^ "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

[2] "National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present". United States Election Project. CQ Press. Archived from the original on July 25, 2014. Retrieved February 21, 2023.

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