United States presidential election in Vermont, 2000

United States presidential election in Vermont, 2000
Vermont
November 7, 2000
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic Republican Green
Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke
Electoral vote 3 0 0
Popular vote 149,022 119,775 20,374
Percentage 50.63% 40.70% 6.92%

County Results
  Gore—50-60%
  Gore—<50%
  Bush—<50%
  Bush—50-60%
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

Elections in Vermont

The 2000 United States presidential election in Vermont took place on November 7, 2000 throughout all 50 states and D.C., which was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 3 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Vermont, in 2000, gave its 3 electoral votes to Vice President Al Gore who won the state by about 10 points over Texas Governor George W. Bush, while third-party candidate Ralph Nader took nearly 7% of the vote, his second-best showing in the country in terms of percentage of the vote. Gore's win in Vermont marked the third consecutive victory for Democrats in the Green Mountain State, and the last Republican candidate to win Vermont's three electoral votes was Bush's father, George H.W. Bush, in 1988. This election marked the first time in the Republican Party's history that a Republican nominee was elected without winning Vermont.

Primaries

Results

United States presidential election in Vermont, 2000[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Al Gore 149,022 50.63% 3
Republican George W. Bush 119,775 40.70% 0
Green/Progressive Ralph Nader 20,374 6.92% 0
Reform Pat Buchanan 2,192 0.74% 0
Vermont Grassroots Denny Lane 1,044 0.35% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 784 0.27% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 219 0.07% 0
Liberty Union Party David McReynolds 161 0.05% 0
Constitution Howard Phillips 153 0.05% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris 70 0.02% 0
Write-in 514 0.17% —
Totals 294,308 100.00% 7
Voter turnout 64% +6%

Results Breakdown

By county

County Gore Votes Bush Votes Nader Votes Others Votes
Addison 51.3% 8,936 39.9% 6,953 6.9% 1,207 1.9% 331
Bennington 51.0% 9,021 41.2% 7,284 6.3% 1,112 1.5% 260
Caledonia 43.0% 5,859 49.5% 6,746 5.7% 771 1.9% 265
Chittenden 54.4% 39,156 36.2% 26,105 8.0% 5,769 1.4% 987
Essex 39.0% 1,129 54.1% 1,564 4.6% 133 2.3% 66
Franklin 49.6% 9,514 43.7% 8,395 4.3% 823 2.4% 462
Grand Isle 50.4% 1,835 42.6% 1,550 4.8% 174 2.2% 79
Lamoille 50.5% 5,676 39.6% 4,456 7.8% 878 2.1% 236
Orange 45.6% 6,694 46.7% 6,858 6.0% 888 1.7% 255
Orleans 45.1% 5,472 47.8% 5,799 4.6% 564 2.4% 297
Rutland 47.6% 13,990 46.1% 13,546 4.6% 1,355 1.6% 471
Washington 51.4% 15,281 38.5% 11,448 8.2% 2,433 2.0% 587
Windham 52.7% 11,319 34.2% 7,358 11.5% 2,475 1.6% 339
Windsor 51.9% 15,140 40.2% 11,713 6.1% 1,792 1.7% 502

References

  1. ↑ "2000 Presidential General Election Results - Vermont" (PDF). Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. 2001. Retrieved 2009-03-14.

See also