United States gubernatorial elections, 2000

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Election Results Map, Republican holds in dark red, Republican pickups in light red, Democratic holds in dark blue, Democratic pickups in light blue

The U.S. gubernatorial elections of 2000 were held on November 2, 2000. Eleven states voted to select a governor (and in some cases, lieutenant governor).

Delaware gubernatorial election, 2000
Indiana gubernatorial election, 2000
Missouri gubernatorial election, 2000
Montana gubernatorial election, 2000
New Hampshire gubernatorial election, 2000
North Carolina gubernatorial election, 2000
North Dakota gubernatorial election, 2000
Utah gubernatorial election, 2000
Vermont gubernatorial election, 2000
Washington gubernatorial election, 2000
West Virginia gubernatorial election, 2000

[edit] Election results

Only the governorship of West Virginia changed party hands in 2000 when Democrat Bob Wise defeated Republican incumbent Cecil Underwood.

Color of row indicates which party won the election

State	Incumbent	Party	Status	Outcome
Delaware	Thomas Carper	Democrat	Term-Limited	Ruth Ann Minner (D) 59.2% John Burris (R) 39.8%
Indiana	Frank O'Bannon	Democrat	Re-elected to 2nd term	Frank O'Bannon (D) 56.6% David McIntosh (D) 41.7%
Missouri	Roger B. Wilson	Democrat	Declined to seek a full term	Bob Holden (D) 49.1% Jim Talent (R) 48.2%
Montana	Marc Racicot	Republican	Term-Limited	Judy Martz (R) 51% Mark O'Keefe (D) 47.1%
New Hampshire	Jeanne Shaheen	Democrat	Re-elected to 3rd term	Jeanne Shaheen (D) 48.7% Gordon Humphrey (R) 43.8% Mary Brown (I) 6.4%
North Carolina	Jim Hunt	Democrat	Term-Limited	Mike Easley (D) 52% Richard Vinroot (R) 46.3%
North Dakota	Edward T. Schafer	Republican	Declined to seek a 3rd term	John Hoeven (R) 55% Heidi Heitkamp (D) 45%
Utah	Michael Leavitt	Republican	Re-elected to 3rd term	Michael Leavitt (R) 55.8% Bill Orton (D) 42.3%
Vermont	Howard Dean	Democrat	Re-elected to 5th term	Howard Dean (D) 50.4% Ruth Dwyer (R) 37.9% Anthony Pollina (Prog) 9.5%
Washington	Gary Locke	Democrat	Re-elected to 2nd term	Gary Locke (D) 58.4% John Carlson (R) 39.7%
West Virginia	Cecil H. Underwood	Republican	Defeated	Bob Wise (D) 50.1% Cecil Underwood (R) 47.2%

[edit] See also

Recent United States gubernatorial elections
1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008• 2010 See also: House elections • Senate elections • Presidential elections • List of current United States Governors