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).
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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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
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
Utah
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 66.83%
Votes: 515,096
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 26.34%
Votes: 203,053
West Virginia
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.92%
Votes: 336,475
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.59%
Votes: 295,497
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
North Carolina
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.03%
Votes: 1,631,163
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 43.20%
Votes: 1,257,692
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
Indiana
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.65%
Votes: 1,245,836
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.01%
Votes: 901,980
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
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
Arkansas
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.31%
Votes: 472,940
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.86%
Votes: 422,768
District of Columbia
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 85.16%
Votes: 171,923
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 8.95%
Votes: 18,073
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
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