2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee

The 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee 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.

2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee

November 7, 2000
 
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 1,061,949 981,720
Percentage 51.15% 47.28%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

Tennessee was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 3.87% margin of victory, despite having voted for Clinton in 1992 & 1996 and being the home state of Vice President Al Gore. If Vice President Gore had carried his home state, he, instead of Bush, would have been elected President.[1]

This was the last of three consecutive elections in which Tennessee was decided by single digit margins, and as of 2020 is the last such election. Since 2000, Tennessee has rapidly moved away from swing state status and become a Republican stronghold.[2]

This was the first time a major-party candidate lost his home state since George McGovern lost South Dakota in 1972. This was the first election where a presidential candidate won the state with more than a million votes. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Campbell County, Lewis County, Robertson County, Gibson County, Dickson County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Warren County, Henry County, Marshall County, Giles County, Marion County, White County, Hickman County, DeKalb County, Crockett County, Cannon County, and Decatur County voted for the Democratic candidate.

Electors

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[3] 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 George Bush and Dick Cheney:[4]

  1. Lamar Alexander
  2. Daniel Dirksen Baker
  3. Lana Bowman Ball
  4. Nancy Cunningham
  5. Winfield Dunn
  6. Jimmy Exum
  7. Jim Henry
  8. Raja Jubran
  9. Anie Kent
  10. Patti Saliba
  11. Mamon Wright

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000[5]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 1,061,949 51.15% 11
Democratic Al Gore 981,720 47.28% 0
Independent Ralph Nader 19,781 0.95% 0
Independent Harry Browne 4,284 0.21% 0
Independent Patrick Buchanan 4,250 0.20% 0
Totals 2,071,984 11

By county

County Gore% Gore# Bush% Bush# Others% Others# Total
Anderson47.10%13,55651.04%14,68801.86%53528,779
Bedford50.27%6,13648.42%5,91101.31%16012,207
Benton58.63%3,70039.36%2,48402.01%1276,311
Bledsoe41.85%1,75656.72%2,38001.43%604,196
Blount36.12%14,68862.15%25,27301.72%70140,662
Bradley29.78%8,76868.50%20,16701.73%50829,443
Campbell52.27%6,49246.57%5,78401.17%14512,421
Cannon57.42%2,69740.96%1,92401.62%764,697
Carroll48.39%5,23950.48%5,46501.14%12310,827
Carter35.20%6,72463.40%12,11101.40%26719,102
Cheatham48.05%6,06250.38%6,35601.57%19812,616
Chester38.27%2,19260.88%3,48700.86%495,728
Claiborne42.68%3,84155.81%5,02301.51%1369,000
Clay56.10%1,93142.65%1,46801.25%433,442
Cocke37.82%3,87260.41%6,18501.78%18210,239
Coffee49.14%8,74149.40%8,78801.46%25917,788
Crockett49.72%2,70549.19%2,67601.08%595,440
Cumberland40.20%7,64457.81%10,99401.99%37919,017
Davidson57.77%120,50840.33%84,11701.90%3,963208,588
Decatur52.13%2,27846.82%2,04601.05%464,370
DeKalb60.10%3,76538.48%2,41101.42%896,265
Dickson53.56%8,33245.10%7,01601.34%20815,556
Dyer45.82%5,42553.05%6,28201.13%13411,841
Fayette43.69%5,03755.53%6,40200.78%9011,529
Fentress41.95%2,52956.68%3,41701.38%836,029
Franklin53.28%7,82844.65%6,56002.06%30314,691
Gibson50.55%8,66348.35%8,28601.10%18817,137
Giles54.91%5,52743.48%4,37701.61%16210,066
Grainger38.12%2,36160.48%3,74601.40%876,194
Greene37.99%7,90960.24%12,54001.76%36720,816
Grundy64.62%2,97033.79%1,55301.59%734,596
Hamblen38.40%7,56460.02%11,82401.58%31119,699
Hamilton42.95%51,70855.33%66,60501.72%2,066120,379
Hancock33.25%69064.72%1,34302.02%422,075
Hardeman56.26%4,95342.36%3,72901.37%1218,803
Hardin42.53%3,73556.38%4,95101.09%968,782
Hawkins39.50%6,75358.90%10,07101.60%27417,098
Haywood60.00%3,88739.43%2,55400.57%376,478
Henderson37.69%3,16661.35%5,15300.95%808,399
Henry49.50%6,09348.29%5,94402.21%27212,309
Hickman58.36%4,23940.12%2,91401.53%1117,264
Houston66.55%2,08131.76%99301.69%533,127
Humphreys62.94%4,20535.73%2,38701.33%896,681
Jackson69.50%3,30429.11%1,38401.39%664,754
Jefferson37.10%5,22661.45%8,65701.45%20414,087
Johnson32.05%1,81366.11%3,74001.84%1045,657
Knox40.49%60,96957.68%86,85101.84%2,766150,586
Lake63.80%1,41935.12%78101.08%242,224
Lauderdale55.45%4,22443.70%3,32900.85%657,618
Lawrence45.91%6,64352.61%7,61301.48%21414,470
Lewis51.61%2,28146.09%2,03702.31%1024,420
Lincoln47.47%5,06050.99%5,43501.54%16410,659
Loudon35.99%5,90562.57%10,26601.43%23516,406
Macon47.13%3,05951.86%3,36601.02%666,491
Madison46.51%15,78152.64%17,86200.85%28733,930
Marion53.08%5,44145.38%4,65101.54%15810,250
Marshall54.57%5,10743.86%4,10501.57%1479,359
Maury47.55%11,12750.98%11,93001.47%34323,400
McMinn37.00%6,14261.17%10,15501.83%30316,600
McNairy44.53%4,00354.48%4,89700.99%898,989
Meigs45.87%1,55553.01%1,79701.12%383,390
Monroe40.97%5,32757.79%7,51401.25%16213,003
Montgomery48.20%18,81850.31%19,64401.49%58239,044
Moore48.11%1,10749.76%1,14502.13%492,301
Morgan47.40%2,92151.02%3,14401.57%976,162
Obion48.68%6,05649.58%6,16801.74%21612,440
Overton60.13%4,50738.35%2,87501.52%1147,496
Perry57.57%1,65040.65%1,16501.78%512,866
Pickett41.94%93957.21%1,28100.85%192,239
Polk46.01%2,57451.97%2,90702.02%1135,594
Putnam48.07%10,78550.13%11,24801.80%40522,438
Rhea38.09%3,72260.38%5,90001.53%1509,772
Roane44.90%9,57553.20%11,34501.90%40621,326
Robertson50.83%10,24947.98%9,67501.19%24020,164
Rutherford44.00%27,36053.79%33,44502.21%1,37762,182
Scott44.85%2,96754.10%3,57901.04%696,615
Sequatchie42.40%1,64855.80%2,16901.80%703,887
Sevier32.36%8,20865.97%16,73401.67%42325,365
Shelby56.54%190,40442.09%141,75601.36%4,595336,755
Smith66.47%4,88432.44%2,38401.09%807,348
Stewart60.02%2,87038.18%1,82601.80%864,782
Sullivan38.32%21,35460.08%33,48201.60%89155,727
Sumner43.82%22,11854.68%27,60101.50%75850,477
Tipton38.06%6,30060.84%10,07001.10%18216,552
Trousdale66.76%1,96632.26%95000.98%292,945
Unicoi39.91%2,56658.80%3,78001.29%836,429
Union44.05%2,56454.96%3,19901.00%585,821
Van Buren58.89%1,25539.65%84501.45%312,131
Warren56.19%7,37842.28%5,55201.53%20113,131
Washington38.93%14,76959.51%22,57901.57%59437,942
Wayne35.04%1,85963.51%3,37001.45%775,306
Weakley47.03%5,57051.55%6,10601.42%16811,844
White53.18%4,13545.34%3,52501.48%1157,775
Williamson32.08%18,74566.58%38,90101.34%78358,429
Wilson46.11%16,56152.47%18,84401.42%51135,916

References

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