2000 United States presidential election in Michigan

The 2000 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election
2000 United States presidential election in Michigan
November 7, 2000
Turnout58.2% [1]
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Tennessee Texas
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 18 0
Popular vote 2,170,418 1,953,139
Percentage 51.28% 46.15%
County Results
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

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Michigan was won by Vice President Al Gore by a sizable margin of 5.2%. The western part of the state, which is more rural, was overwhelmingly Republican and Bush won most of the congressional districts and counties in that region of the state. His best performance was in Ottawa County, where he won with over 70%. Gore did fairly well in the eastern region of the state. His best performance was in Wayne County, the highest populated county in the state and home of the city of Detroit. He won the county with 69%, with his second best performance in Genesee County, where he got over 62% of the vote.[2]

This election marked the first time since 1976 in which Michigan's electoral votes did not go to the overall winner of the general election, although the state was carried by the candidate who ultimately won the popular vote.

Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Oakland County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888.

Results
2000 United States presidential election in Michigan
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 2,170,418 51.3% 18
Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,953,139 46.1% 0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 84,165 2.0% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 16,711 0.4% 0
U.S. Taxpayers Howard Phillips Michael Peroutka 3,791 0.1% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin Mary Alice Herbert 2,426 0.1% 0
Write In Patrick Buchanan 2,061 0.1% 0
Totals 4,232,711 100.00% 3
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered) 58%/62%

By congressional district

Gore won 9 of 16 congressional districts. Both candidates won 2 districts won by the opposite party.[3]

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 53% 43% Bart Stupak
2nd 59% 38% Peter Hoekstra
3rd 59% 38% Vern Ehlers
4th 53% 45% Dave Camp
5th 45% 53% James A. Barcia
6th 52% 46% Fred Upton
7th 51% 46% Nick Smith
8th 47% 50% Debbie Stabenow
Mike Rogers
9th 45% 52% Dale Kildee
10th 49% 48% David Bonior
11th 49% 49% Joe Knollenberg
12th 43% 54% Sander Levin
13th 39% 58% Lynn N. Rivers
14th 11% 87% John Conyers Jr.
15th 12% 87% Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
16th 44% 54% John Dingell

By county
County Albert Arnold Gore jr.

Democratic

 George Walker Bush

Republican

 Various candidates

Others parties

 Total votes
% # % # % #
Alcona44.96%2,69652.56%3,15202.48%1495,997
Alger47.43%2,07149.06%2,14203.50%1534,366
Allegan34.52%15,49562.81%28,19702.67%1,19944,891
Alpena49.91%7,05347.90%6,76902.19%31014,132
Antrim37.62%4,32958.92%6,78003.46%39811,507
Arenac50.71%3,68547.08%3,42102.22%1617,267
Baraga41.26%1,40054.11%1,83604.63%1573,393
Barry37.22%9,76959.88%15,71602.89%75926,244
Bay54.71%28,25142.90%22,15002.39%1,23551,636
Benzie43.93%3,54651.68%4,17204.39%3548,072
Berrien43.15%28,15254.70%35,68902.15%1,40065,241
Branch42.39%6,69155.40%8,74302.21%34915,783
Calhoun49.59%27,31247.73%26,29102.68%1,47755,080
Cass44.43%8,80853.19%10,54502.38%47219,825
Charlevoix39.71%4,95856.20%7,01804.09%51112,487
Cheboygan43.47%5,48454.01%6,81502.52%31812,617
Chippewa44.38%6,37052.43%7,52603.19%45814,354
Clare49.87%6,28747.09%5,93703.04%38312,607
Clinton41.60%13,39456.07%18,05402.33%75132,199
Crawford43.84%2,79052.56%3,34503.60%2296,364
Delta46.03%7,97051.23%8,87102.74%47517,316
Dickinson43.12%5,53354.02%6,93202.86%36712,832
Eaton47.11%23,21150.34%24,80302.55%1,25849,272
Emmet37.05%5,45158.47%8,60204.47%65814,711
Genesee62.78%119,83334.92%66,64102.30%4,391190,865
Gladwin47.92%5,57349.39%5,74302.69%31311,629
Gogebic48.76%4,06647.12%3,92904.13%3448,339
Grand Traverse37.59%14,37158.48%22,35803.92%1,50038,229
Gratiot43.07%6,53854.76%8,31202.17%32915,179
Hillsdale37.17%6,49560.00%10,48302.83%49517,473
Houghton40.01%5,68855.54%7,89504.45%63314,216
Huron42.86%6,89955.37%8,91101.77%28516,095
Ingham57.41%69,23139.23%47,31403.36%4,050120,595
Ionia39.55%9,48158.05%13,91502.39%57423,970
Iosco49.20%6,50547.99%6,34502.81%37213,222
Iron48.71%3,01447.95%2,96703.35%2076,188
Isabella48.55%10,22847.71%10,05303.74%78821,069
Jackson45.46%28,16051.76%32,06602.78%1,72061,946
Kalamazoo48.49%48,80747.94%48,25403.57%3,595100,656
Kalkaska40.50%2,77456.10%3,84203.40%2336,849
Kent38.13%95,44259.37%148,60202.51%6,274250,318
Keweenaw40.21%54055.10%74004.69%631,343
Lake55.06%2,58441.79%1,96103.15%1484,693
Lapeer42.30%15,74954.66%20,35103.05%1,13437,234
Leelanau38.60%4,63556.96%6,84004.45%53412,009
Lenawee45.81%18,36551.58%20,68102.61%1,04740,093
Livingston38.13%28,78059.14%44,63702.73%2,05875,475
Luce37.70%95658.36%1,48003.94%1002,536
Mackinac42.43%2,53354.81%3,27202.76%1655,970
Macomb49.96%172,62547.54%164,26502.51%8,669345,559
Manistee49.34%5,63947.26%5,40103.40%38811,428
Marquette53.13%15,50343.10%12,57703.77%1,09929,179
Mason42.86%5,57954.29%7,06602.85%37113,016
Mecosta42.70%6,30054.71%8,07202.59%38214,754
Menominee44.06%4,59752.99%5,52902.95%30810,434
Midland41.04%15,95956.28%21,88702.68%1,04238,888
Missaukee31.74%2,06265.79%4,27402.46%1606,496
Monroe51.06%31,55546.83%28,94002.10%1,30061,795
Montcalm42.03%9,62755.43%12,69602.54%58122,904
Montmorency42.70%2,13954.90%2,75002.40%1205,009
Muskegon54.66%37,86543.35%30,02801.99%1,37769,270
Newaygo39.25%7,67758.29%11,39902.46%48119,557
Oakland49.31%281,20148.10%274,31902.59%14,745570,265
Oceana42.68%4,59754.89%5,91302.43%26210,772
Ogemaw49.68%4,89647.75%4,70602.57%2539,855
Ontonagon36.47%1,51459.55%2,47203.97%1654,151
Osceola40.34%4,00657.20%5,68002.46%2449,930
Oscoda42.01%1,67755.29%2,20702.71%1083,992
Otsego38.40%4,03458.14%6,10803.46%36310,505
Ottawa26.76%29,60071.16%78,70302.08%2,296110,599
Presque Isle45.79%3,24251.69%3,66002.51%1787,080
Roscommon49.76%6,43347.88%6,19002.36%30512,928
Saginaw54.21%50,82543.89%41,15201.90%1,77993,756
St. Clair48.17%33,00249.00%33,57102.84%1,94368,516
St. Joseph38.93%8,57458.60%12,90602.47%54422,024
Sanilac38.53%7,15359.06%10,96602.41%44718,566
Schoolcraft48.50%2,03649.74%2,08801.76%744,198
Shiawassee48.17%15,52049.09%15,81602.74%88232,218
Tuscola43.99%10,84553.60%13,21302.41%59424,652
Van Buren46.79%13,79650.17%14,79203.03%89429,482
Washtenaw59.78%86,64736.19%52,45904.03%5,834144,940
Wayne69.03%530,41429.02%223,02101.95%14,982768,417
Wexford41.03%5,32655.58%7,21503.40%44112,982

Electors
Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

Technically the voters of Michigan cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. For this election, Michigan was allocated 18 electors because it had 16 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 18 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 18 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[4] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for Gore and Lieberman:[5]

  • Lana Boldi
  • John Cherry
  • Patty Fedewa
  • Sigrid L. Grace
  • Dona Jean Graham
  • Freman Hendrix
  • Jeff Jenks
  • John Kelly
  • Don Oetman
  • Ken Oke
  • Charles Prather
  • Jim Ramey
  • Iris K. Salters
  • Judith L. Strong
  • David P. Taylor
  • Juli Trudell
  • Mary Warner
  • Marie Weigold

References
  1. http://www.michigan.gov/sos/0,4670,7-127-1633_8722-29616--,00.html
  2. http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/
  3. https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1
  4. http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2009-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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