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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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FieldValue
election_name2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
countryWashington
typepresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1996 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
previous_year1996
election_dateNovember 7, 2000
next_election2004 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
next_year2004
turnout75.46% (0.94 pp)
image1Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg
image_sizex200px
nominee1Al Gore
party1Democratic Party (United States)
home_state1Tennessee
running_mate1Joe Lieberman
electoral_vote111
popular_vote11,247,652
percentage150.16%
image2GeorgeWBush (1).jpg
nominee2George W. Bush
party2Republican Party (United States)
home_state2Texas
running_mate2Dick Cheney
electoral_vote20
popular_vote21,108,864
percentage244.58%
map_image{{Switcher
titlePresident
before_electionBill Clinton
before_partyDemocratic Party (United States)
after_electionGeorge W. Bush
after_partyRepublican Party (United States)

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election

| [[File:Washington Presidential Election Results 2000.svg|350px]] | County results |[[File:2000 United States presidential election in Washington by congressional district.svg|350px]] |Congressional district results Gore Bush The 2000 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

The State of Washington was considered a competitive swing state in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state. On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5.6%. Gore's best performance in the state was in King County, also the largest populated county, which he won with 60% of the vote. , this is the last election in which Whatcom County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke Art Olivier Ezola Foster Nat Goldhaber Curtis Frazier Gloria La Riva Mary Cal Hollis Margaret Trowe

By county

CountyAl Gore
DemocraticGeorge W. Bush
RepublicanVarious candidates
Other partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Totals1,247,65250.16%1,108,86444.58%130,9175.26%138,7885.58%2,487,433
Adams1,40628.27%3,44069.16%1282.57%-2,034-40.89%4,974
Asotin2,73634.26%4,90961.48%3404.26%-2,173-27.21%7,985
Benton19,51232.64%38,36764.18%1,9003.18%-18,855-31.54%59,779
Chelan8,41231.72%16,98064.03%1,1254.24%-8,568-32.31%26,517
Clallam13,77942.75%16,25150.42%2,2026.83%-2,472-7.67%32,232
Clark61,76745.57%67,21949.59%6,5584.84%-5,452-4.02%135,544
Columbia51524.44%1,52372.28%693.27%-1,008-47.84%2,107
Cowlitz18,23349.33%16,87345.65%1,8565.02%1,3603.68%36,962
Douglas3,82229.73%8,51266.22%5214.05%-4,690-36.48%12,855
Ferry93230.68%1,89662.41%2106.91%-964-31.73%3,038
Franklin4,65334.18%8,59463.13%3672.70%-3,941-28.95%13,614
Garfield30022.57%98273.89%473.54%-682-51.32%1,329
Grant7,07329.72%15,83066.52%8953.76%-8,757-36.80%23,798
Grays Harbor13,30451.22%11,22543.22%1,4435.56%2,0798.00%25,972
Island14,77844.78%16,40849.72%1,8185.51%-1,630-4.94%33,004
Jefferson8,28152.30%6,09538.50%1,4579.20%2,18613.81%15,833
King476,70060.02%273,17134.40%44,3255.58%203,52925.63%794,196
Kitsap50,30249.03%46,42745.25%5,8675.72%3,8753.78%102,596
Kittitas5,51639.16%7,72754.86%8435.98%-2,211-15.70%14,086
Klickitat3,06237.53%4,55755.85%5406.62%-1,495-18.32%8,159
Lewis9,89132.99%18,56561.91%1,5305.10%-8,674-28.93%29,986
Lincoln1,41727.27%3,54668.23%2344.50%-2,129-40.97%5,197
Mason10,87648.38%10,25745.63%1,3475.99%6192.75%22,480
Okanogan4,33529.29%9,38463.41%1,0797.29%-5,049-34.12%14,798
Pacific4,89551.42%4,04242.46%5826.11%8538.96%9,519
Pend Oreille1,97336.28%3,07656.56%3897.15%-1,103-20.28%5,438
Pierce138,24951.50%118,43144.12%11,7474.38%19,8187.38%268,427
San Juan4,42652.65%3,00535.74%97611.61%1,42116.90%8,407
Skagit20,43245.18%22,16349.01%2,6265.81%-1,731-3.83%45,221
Skamania1,75341.26%2,15150.62%3458.12%-398-9.37%4,249
Snohomish129,61251.65%109,61543.68%11,7404.68%19,9977.97%250,967
Spokane74,60443.35%89,29951.88%8,2094.77%-14,695-8.54%172,112
Stevens5,56030.89%11,29962.78%1,1406.33%-5,739-31.89%17,999
Thurston50,46751.80%39,92440.98%7,0317.22%10,54310.82%97,422
Wahkiakum80340.70%1,03352.36%1376.94%-230-11.66%1,973
Walla Walla7,18833.64%13,30462.27%8734.09%-6,116-28.63%21,365
Whatcom34,03346.14%34,28746.49%5,4377.37%-254-0.34%73,757
Whitman6,50940.09%9,00355.45%7254.47%-2,494-15.36%16,237
Yakima25,54637.96%39,49458.68%2,2593.36%-13,948-20.73%67,299

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

  • Asotin (Largest city: Clarkston)
  • Clallam (Largest city: Port Angeles)
  • Clark (Largest city: Vancouver)
  • Ferry (Largest city: Republic)
  • Kittitas (Largest city: Ellensburg)
  • Klickitat (Largest city: Goldendale)
  • Pend Oreille (Largest city: Newport)
  • Skagit (Largest city: Mount Vernon)
  • Skamania (Largest city: Carson)
  • Spokane (Largest city: Spokane)
  • Wahkiakum (Largest city: Puget Island)
  • Whatcom (Largest city: Bellingham)
  • Whitman (Largest city: Pullman)

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Democratic Republican

By congressional district

Gore won six of nine congressional districts. Each candidate won a district that elected a representative of the other party.

DistrictGoreBushRepresentative
54%42%Jay Inslee
48%46%Jack Metcalf
Rick Larsen
47%48%Brian Baird
34%62%Doc Hastings
40%55%George Nethercutt
51%43%Norm Dicks
72%20%Jim McDermott
49%47%Jennifer Dunn
53%42%Adam Smith

Electors

  • Rachel Lake
  • Debbie Aldrich
  • Paul Steinberg
  • Carol Sue Perkins
  • Tim Hattenburg
  • Debbie Regala
  • Vic Battson
  • Carl Schwartz
  • Nancy McGinnis
  • Jim Frush
  • Charlotte Coker

References

References

  1. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  2. (23 July 2000). "July 16–22; Making Margin Calls in a Tightening Race". The New York Times.
  3. (20 August 2000). "The 2000 Campaign: The Tactics; Ad Blitz to Start as Bush and Gore Define Key States". The New York Times.
  4. Munro, Ralph. (November 7, 2000). "Elections Search Results November 2000 General President/Vice President". [[Secretary of State of Washington]].
  5. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=53&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1
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