2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

Summary

The 2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia

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Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic Republican Green
Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke
Electoral vote 2[a] 0 0
Popular vote 171,923 18,073 10,576
Percentage 85.16% 8.95% 5.24%

Ward Results
Gore
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%
  90-100%


President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

District of Columbia voted by an extremely large margin in favor of the D.C. born, Democratic candidate Al Gore with 85.16% of the vote. Bush got 8.95% with 18,073 votes compared to Nader who got 5.24% with 10,576 votes.[1] A total of 44% of the population came out to vote.[2] The District of Columbia has never voted for a Republican, however, one Democratic elector abstained from casting a vote, bringing the district's electoral vote total down from 3 to 2. The District, along with neighboring Maryland were the only jurisdictions where Gore improved upon Bill Clinton's performance.

This election is one of three occasions where only two electoral votes were cast by a place in a presidential election: the others were in Mississippi in 1820, as one of the state's three electors died before the Electoral College convened and there was insufficient time to find a replacement, and in Nevada in 1864 due to one of the electors getting snowbound and there being no law to replace him.[3]

Results edit

2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 171,923 85.16% 2
Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 18,073 8.95% 0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 10,576 5.24% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Art Oliver 669 0.33% 0
Others Others Others 653 0.32% 0
Totals 201,894 100.00% 1[b]
Voter turnout 44%

See also edit

Footnotes edit

  1. ^ An elector abstained from casting a vote for president or vice president
  2. ^ Electors were elected to all 3 of the District of Columbia's apportioned positions; however, one elector pledged to the Gore/Lieberman ticket abstained from casting a vote for President or Vice President, bringing the total number of electoral votes cast to 2.

References edit

  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
  2. ^ "District of Columbia Board of Elections - Official Site". dcboe.org.
  3. ^ Rocha, Guy. "Nevada Myths". Nevada State Library and Archives. Retrieved April 22, 2021.