The 2000 American Samoa Democratic presidential caucuses were held on March 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. 3 delegates to the 2000 Democratic National Convention were allocated to the presidential candidates, the contest was held on Super Tuesday alongside primaries and caucuses in 15 other states.[1]
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Vice President Al Gore won by 42% of the delegate votes and 84% of the popular votes also.[2]
Procedure
editThe 2000 Democratic primaries were to nominate a candidate for the 2000 general election, but American Samoa did not participate in the 2000 presidential election because it is a U.S. territory and not a state, but it still can participate in the U.S. presidential primaries and caucuses and four other territories that could participate in the Democratic or Republican primaries.[3][a]
Candidates
editThe following candidates achieved on the ballot:[2]
Results
edit| Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Actual delegate count | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bound | Unbound | Total | |||
| Al Gore | 21 | 84% | 2.5 | 2.5 | |
| Bill Bradley | 4 | 16% | 0.5 | 0.5 | |
| Uncommitted (voting option) | 3 | 3 | |||
| Total: | 25 | 100% | 6 | 6 | |
| Source: [4] | |||||
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The other four was Virgin Islands, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, and Puerto Rico.
References
edit- ^ "2000 presidential primary dates and candidate filing deadlines for ballot access". FEC.gov. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ a b "American Samoa Democrat Delegation 2000". www.thegreenpapers.com. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "American Samoans to hold caucuses for US election, but won't vote come November". RNZ. 2020-03-03. Retrieved 2024-05-26.
- ^ "American Samoa Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved May 26, 2024.