2000 Idaho Democratic presidential primary

The 2000 Idaho Democratic presidential primary took place on May 23, 2000, as one of three states voting the week after the Oregon primary in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election. The Idaho primary was an open primary, allowing voting of any registration to participate, and awarded 23 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of whom 18 were pledged delegates allocated, but not on the basis of the primary results. The Idaho caucus earlier in the year was the binding contest, where as the primary was simply a preference vote.

2000 Idaho Democratic presidential primary

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23 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (18 pledged, 5 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the caucus vote
 
Candidate Al Gore Uncommitted Lyndon LaRouche Jr.
Home state Tennessee n/a Virginia
Popular vote 27,025 5,722 2,941
Percentage 75.73% 16.03% 8.24%

Primary results by county
Gore:      50–55%      55–60%      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%      90–95%

Vice president Al Gore and Lyndon LaRouche Jr. were the only candidates on the ballot, and Gore won the primary with almost 75% of the vote, but did not receive any delegates, as he had already won the caucus in March.

Procedure

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Idaho was one of three states, along with Arkansas and Kentucky that held primaries on May 23, 2000, one week after the Oregon primary.[1]

Voting took place throughout the state from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. local time.

Pledged national
convention
delegates
Type Del.
CD1 6
CD2 6
PLEO 2
At-large 4
Total pledged delegates 18

Candidates

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The following candidates appeared on the ballot:

There was also an uncommitted option.

Results

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2000 Idaho Democratic presidential primary
Candidate Votes % Delegates[2]
Al Gore 27,025 75.73
Uncommitted 5,722 16.03 23
Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 2,941 8.24
Total 35,688 100% -

References

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  1. ^ "Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions Chronologically - Key and Minor Dates". The Green Papers. Retrieved August 23, 2023.
  2. ^ "Election 2000: Idaho Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved August 24, 2023.