2000Final results
2000 election for California Senate District 5
California State Senate · California
Michael J. Machado (D) won with 48.1% of the vote, defeating Alan Nakanishi (R) by 0.5 points.
Michael J. MachadoDemocrat · winner
48.1%142,392
Alan NakanishiRepublican
47.7%141,013
Carole BrowLibertarian
3.5%10,208
William S. NicolasNatural Law
0.8%2,267
295,880 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The candidates
Michael J. Machado (D)Alan Nakanishi (R)
Also on the ballot: Carole Brow (Libertarian), 3.5%; William S. Nicolas (Natural Law), 0.8%