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Election 2000 | US Presidential Elections | Results by State

2000 U.S. Presidential Election Results: George W. Bush ✓

Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush narrowly won the U.S. presidential election of November 7, 2000, securing 271 electoral votes to Democratic Vice President Al Gore’s 266 (one elector abstained), while Gore actually won the popular vote by about 543,895 votes (approximately 48.40 percent to Bush’s 47.90 percent).

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266
Al Gore
Percent: 48.40%
Votes: 50,999,897

271
George W. Bush
Percent: 47.90%
Votes: 50,456,002

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The 2000 U.S. presidential election, held on November 7, 2000, Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush narrowly won the U.S. presidential election.

Results by State

Alabama

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.48%
Votes: 941,173

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.57%
Votes: 692,611

California

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 53.45%
Votes: 5,861,203

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.65%
Votes: 4,567,429

Delaware

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 54.96%
Votes: 180,068

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.90%
Votes: 137,288

Idaho

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 67.17%
Votes: 336,937

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 27.64%
Votes: 138,637

Kansas

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.04%
Votes: 622,332

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.24%
Votes: 399,276

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Maryland

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.57%
Votes: 1,145,782

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.18%
Votes: 813,797

Mississippi

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.62%
Votes: 572,844

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 404,614

Nevada

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.52%
Votes: 301,575

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.98%
Votes: 279,978

New York

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 60.21%
Votes: 4,107,697

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.23%
Votes: 2,403,374

Oklahoma

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.31%
Votes: 744,337

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 38.43%
Votes: 474,276

South Carolina

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.84%
Votes: 785,937

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 40.90%
Votes: 565,561

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Utah

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 66.83%
Votes: 515,096

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 26.34%
Votes: 203,053

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West Virginia

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.92%
Votes: 336,475

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.59%
Votes: 295,497

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Alaska

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.62%
Votes: 167,398

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 27.67%
Votes: 79,004

Colorado

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 50.75%
Votes: 883,745

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 42.39%
Votes: 738,227

Florida

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.85%
Votes: 2,912,790

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 48.84%
Votes: 2,912,253

Illinois

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 54.60%
Votes: 2,589,026

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.58%
Votes: 2,019,421

Kentucky

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.50%
Votes: 872,492

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.37%
Votes: 638,898

Massachusetts

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 59.80%
Votes: 1,616,487

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.50%
Votes: 878,502

Missouri

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 50.42%
Votes: 1,189,924

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.08%
Votes: 1,111,138

New Hampshire

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.07%
Votes: 273,559

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.80%
Votes: 266,348

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North Carolina

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.03%
Votes: 1,631,163

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 43.20%
Votes: 1,257,692

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Oregon

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.96%
Votes: 720,342

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.52%
Votes: 713,577

South Dakota

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.30%
Votes: 190,700

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.56%
Votes: 118,804

Vermont

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.63%
Votes: 149,022

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 119,775

Wisconsin

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.88%
Votes: 1,242,987

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.66%
Votes: 1,237,279

Arizona

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.02%
Votes: 781,652

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 44.73%
Votes: 685,341

Connecticut

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 55.91%
Votes: 816,015

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.44%
Votes: 561,094

Georgia

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 54.96%
Votes: 1,419,720

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 43.21%
Votes: 1,116,230

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Indiana

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.65%
Votes: 1,245,836

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.01%
Votes: 901,980

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Louisiana

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.55%
Votes: 927,871

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 44.88%
Votes: 792,344

Michigan

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 51.28%
Votes: 2,170,418

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.15%
Votes: 1,953,139

Montana

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.44%
Votes: 240,178

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 33.37%
Votes: 137,126

New Jersey

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.13%
Votes: 1,788,850

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.29%
Votes: 1,284,173

North Dakota

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.66%
Votes: 174,852

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 33.06%
Votes: 95,284

Pennsylvania

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.60%
Votes: 2,485,967

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.43%
Votes: 2,281,127

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Tennessee

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.15%
Votes: 1,061,949

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.28%
Votes: 981,720

Virginia

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.47%
Votes: 1,437,490

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 44.44%
Votes: 1,217,290

Wyoming

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 67.76%
Votes: 147,947

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 27.70%
Votes: 60,481

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Arkansas

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.31%
Votes: 472,940

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.86%
Votes: 422,768

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District of Columbia

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 85.16%
Votes: 171,923

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 8.95%
Votes: 18,073

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Hawaii

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 55.79%
Votes: 205,286

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 37.46%
Votes: 137,845

Iowa

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 48.54%
Votes: 638,517

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.22%
Votes: 634,373

Maine

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 43.97%
Votes: 286,616

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 49.09%
Votes: 319,951

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Minnesota

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.91%
Votes: 1,168,266

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.50%
Votes: 1,109,659

Nebraska

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 62.25%
Votes: 433,862

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 33.25%
Votes: 231,780

New Mexico

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.91%
Votes: 286,783

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.85%
Votes: 286,417

Ohio

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.97%
Votes: 2,351,209

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.46%
Votes: 2,186,190

Rhode Island

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 61.00%
Votes: 249,508

George Bush (REP)
Percent: 31.92%
Votes: 130,555

Texas

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.30%
Votes: 3,799,639

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.99%
Votes: 2,433,746

Washington

Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.16%
Votes: 1,247,652

George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.58%
Votes: 1,108,864

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