2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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.

2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

November 7, 2000
Turnout75.46% 0.94%[1]
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Tennessee Texas
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 1,247,652 1,108,864
Percentage 50.16% 44.58%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The State of Washington was considered a competitive swing state in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state.[2][3] On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5%. Gore's best performance in the state was in King County, also the largest populated county, which he won with 60% of the vote. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Whatcom County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Albert Arnold Gore Jr. 1,247,652 50.13% 11
Republican George Walker Bush 1,108,864 44.56% 0
Green/Progressive Ralph Nader 103,002 4.14% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 13,135 0.53% 0
Reform Pat Buchanan 7,171 0.29% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 2,927 0.12% 0
Constitution Howard Phillips 1,989 0.08% 0
Workers World Monica Moorehead 1,729 0.07% 0
- Write Ins 1,312 0.05% 0
Socialist David McReynolds 660 0.03% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris 304 0.01% 0
Totals 2,488,745 100.00% 11
Voter turnout 59%

Results Breakdown

By county

CountyTotal VotesGore/Lieberman (D)Gore %Bush/Cheney (R)Bush %OtherOther %
Adams4,9741,40628.27%3,44069.16%1282.57%
Asotin7,9852,73634.26%4,90961.48%3404.26%
Benton59,77919,51232.64%38,36764.18%1,9003.18%
Chelan26,5178,41231.72%16,98064.03%1,1254.24%
Clallam32,23213,77942.75%16,25150.42%2,2026.83%
Clark135,54461,76745.57%67,21949.59%6,5584.84%
Columbia2,10751524.44%1,52372.28%693.27%
Cowlitz36,96218,23349.33%16,87345.65%1,8565.02%
Douglas12,8553,82229.73%8,51266.22%5214.05%
Ferry3,03893230.68%1,89662.41%2106.91%
Franklin13,6144,65334.18%8,59463.13%3672.70%
Garfield1,32930022.57%98273.89%473.54%
Grant23,7987,07329.72%15,83066.52%8953.76%
Grays Harbor25,97213,30451.22%11,22543.22%1,4435.56%
Island33,00414,77844.78%16,40849.72%1,8185.51%
Jefferson15,8338,28152.30%6,09538.50%1,4579.20%
King794,196476,70060.02%273,17134.40%44,3255.58%
Kitsap102,59650,30249.03%46,42745.25%5,8675.72%
Kittitas14,0865,51639.16%7,72754.86%8435.98%
Klickitat8,1593,06237.53%4,55755.85%5406.62%
Lewis29,9869,89132.99%18,56561.91%1,5305.10%
Lincoln5,1971,41727.27%3,54668.23%2344.50%
Mason22,48010,87648.38%10,25745.63%1,3475.99%
Okanogan14,7984,33529.29%9,38463.41%1,0797.29%
Pacific9,5194,89551.42%4,04242.46%5826.11%
Pend Oreille5,4381,97336.28%3,07656.56%3897.15%
Pierce268,427138,24951.50%118,43144.12%11,7474.38%
San Juan8,4074,42652.65%3,00535.74%97611.61%
Skagit45,22120,43245.18%22,16349.01%2,6265.81%
Skamania4,2491,75341.26%2,15150.62%3458.12%
Snohomish250,967129,61251.65%109,61543.68%11,7404.68%
Spokane172,11274,60443.35%89,29951.88%8,2094.77%
Stevens17,9995,56030.89%11,29962.78%1,1406.33%
Thurston97,42250,46751.80%39,92440.98%7,0317.22%
Wahkiakum1,97380340.70%1,03352.36%1376.94%
Walla Walla21,3657,18833.64%13,30462.27%8734.09%
Whatcom73,75734,03346.14%34,28746.49%5,4377.37%
Whitman16,2376,50940.09%9,00355.45%7254.47%
Yakima67,29925,54637.96%39,49458.68%2,2593.36%

By congressional district

Gore won 6 of 9 congressional districts.[4]

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 42% 54% Jay Inslee
2nd 46% 48% Jack Metcalf
Rick Larsen
3rd 48% 47% Brian Baird
4th 62% 34% Doc Hastings
5th 55% 40% George Nethercutt
6th 44% 51% Norman D. Dicks
7th 20% 72% Jim McDermott
8th 47% 49% Jennifer Dunn
9th 42% 54% 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

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