2000Final resultsSpecial election
2000 special election for U.S. Senate in Georgia
U.S. Senate · Georgia
Zell Miller (D) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Mack F. Mattingly (R) by 20.4 points.
Zell MillerDemocrat · winner
58.5%1,413,224
Mack F. MattinglyRepublican
38.1%920,478
Paul Robert MacgregorOther party
1.1%25,942
Ben BallengerOther party
1.0%22,975
Jeff GatesOther party
0.9%21,249
Winnie WalshOther party
0.5%11,875
2,415,743 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2000
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Zell MillerMack F. Mattingly
$2.7M
Raised by the campaign
$1.1M
$2.5M
Spent by the campaign
$1.1M
$150.8K
Cash on hand
$21.5K
Other candidates' campaigns: Paul Robert Macgregor $8.8K · Jeff Gates $2.1K.
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2000.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2000
The candidates
Zell Miller (D)Mack F. Mattingly (R)
Also on the ballot: Paul Robert Macgregor (Other party), 1.1%; Ben Ballenger (Other party), 1.0%; Jeff Gates (Other party), 0.9%; Winnie Walsh (Other party), 0.5%