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2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee

For related races, see 2000 United States presidential election.

The 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee
← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout63.03% Increase[1] 0.26 pp
 
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 1,061,949 981,720
Percentage 51.15% 47.28%
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

Tennessee was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 3.87% margin of victory, despite having voted for President Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 and being the home state of Vice President Al Gore. If Gore had carried his home state, he, instead of Bush, would have been elected president.[2]

Gore's defeat was considered an upset, as he had previously won every county in Tennessee in 1990 in his Senate bid and was popular in the state prior to his election as vice president.

This was the last of three consecutive elections in which Tennessee was decided by single-digit margins, and as of 2020, this is the last election with such results. Since 2000, Tennessee has rapidly moved away from swing state status and become a Republican stronghold.[3] Gore was the first major party nominee to lose his home state since George McGovern lost South Dakota in 1972. Additionally, this was the first election where a presidential nominee won the state with more than a million votes. As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last election in which Campbell County, Lewis County, Robertson County, Gibson County, Dickson County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Warren County, Henry County, Marshall County, Giles County, Marion County, White County, Hickman County, DeKalb County, Crockett County, Cannon County, and Decatur County voted for the Democratic nominee. Gore's victories in Marion and Campbell remain the last time that a Democrat has carried any county in staunchly Republican East Tennessee.

Primary elections

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Democratic primary

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Main article: 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary
 
← 1996 March 14, 2000 (2000-03-14) 2004 →
81 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (68 pledged, 13 unpledged)
The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular vote
     
Candidate Al Gore Bill Bradley
(withdrawn)
Home state Tennessee New Jersey
Delegate count 68 0
Popular vote 198,264 11,323
Percentage 92.13% 5.26%
 
Results by county
Gore:      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%      90–95%      95–100%

The 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 81 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary.

Vice president Al Gore easily decided the primary in his home state, winning 92.1% of the vote and all 68 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley took only 5.3% of the vote and earned 0 delegates, while Lyndon LaRouche Jr. only got 0.5% of the vote.

2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary[4]
Candidate Votes % Delegates[5]
Al Gore 198,264 92.13 68
Bill Bradley (withdrawn) 11,323 5.26
Uncommitted 4,407 2.05 13
Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 1,031 0.48
Write-in votes 178 0.08
Total 215,203 100% 81

Republican primary

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Main article: 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary
 
← 1996 March 14, 2000 (2000-03-14) 2004 →
     
Candidate George W. Bush John McCain
Home state Texas Arizona
Delegate count 37 0
Popular vote 193,166 36,436
Percentage 77.02% 14.53%
   
Candidate Alan Keyes
Home state Maryland
Delegate count 0
Popular vote 16,916
Percentage 6.75%
 
Results by county
Bush:      60–65%      65–70%      70–75%      75–80%      80–85%      85–90%

The 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 37 delegates towards the 2000 Republican National Convention.

George W. Bush won the primary with 77.0% of the vote and all 37 of the state's delegates. John McCain came second with 14.5% of the vote. Alan Keyes came third with 6.8% of the vote.

2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary[6]
Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates
George W. Bush 193,166 77.02% 37
John McCain 36,436 14.53% 0
Alan Keyes 16,916 6.75% 0
Gary Bauer 1,305 0.52% 0
Steve Forbes 1,018 0.41% 0
Orrin Hatch 252 0.10% 0
Write-ins 75 0.03% 0
Uncommitted 1,623 0.65% 0
Total 250,791 100.00% 37

General election

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United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000[7]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George Walker Bush 1,061,949 51.15% 11
Democratic Albert Arnold Gore Jr. 981,720 47.28% 0
Independent Ralph Nader 19,781 0.95% 0
Independent Harry Edson Browne 4,284 0.21% 0
Independent Patrick Joseph Buchanan 4,250 0.20% 0
Totals 2,071,984 11

By county

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County George W. Bush
Republican 		Al Gore
Democratic 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Anderson 14,688 51.04% 13,556 47.10% 535 1.86% 1,132 3.94% 28,779
Bedford 5,911 48.42% 6,136 50.27% 160 1.31% -225 -1.85% 12,207
Benton 2,484 39.36% 3,700 58.63% 127 2.01% -1,216 -19.27% 6,311
Bledsoe 2,380 56.72% 1,756 41.85% 60 1.43% 624 14.87% 4,196
Blount 25,273 62.15% 14,688 36.12% 701 1.72% 10,585 26.03% 40,662
Bradley 20,167 68.50% 8,768 29.78% 508 1.73% 11,399 38.72% 29,443
Campbell 5,784 46.57% 6,492 52.27% 145 1.17% -708 -5.70% 12,421
Cannon 1,924 40.96% 2,697 57.42% 76 1.62% -773 -16.46% 4,697
Carroll 5,465 50.48% 5,239 48.39% 123 1.14% 226 2.09% 10,827
Carter 12,111 63.40% 6,724 35.20% 267 1.40% 5,387 28.20% 19,102
Cheatham 6,356 50.38% 6,062 48.05% 198 1.57% 294 2.33% 12,616
Chester 3,487 60.88% 2,192 38.27% 49 0.86% 1,295 22.61% 5,728
Claiborne 5,023 55.81% 3,841 42.68% 136 1.51% 1,182 13.13% 9,000
Clay 1,468 42.65% 1,931 56.10% 43 1.25% -463 -13.45% 3,442
Cocke 6,185 60.41% 3,872 37.82% 182 1.78% 2,313 22.59% 10,239
Coffee 8,788 49.40% 8,741 49.14% 259 1.46% 47 0.26% 17,788
Crockett 2,676 49.19% 2,705 49.72% 59 1.08% -29 -0.53% 5,440
Cumberland 10,994 57.81% 7,644 40.20% 379 1.99% 3,350 17.61% 19,017
Davidson 84,117 40.33% 120,508 57.77% 3,963 1.90% -36,391 -17.44% 208,588
Decatur 2,046 46.82% 2,278 52.13% 46 1.05% -232 -5.31% 4,370
DeKalb 2,411 38.48% 3,765 60.10% 89 1.42% -1,354 -21.62% 6,265
Dickson 7,016 45.10% 8,332 53.56% 208 1.34% -1,316 -8.46% 15,556
Dyer 6,282 53.05% 5,425 45.82% 134 1.13% 857 7.23% 11,841
Fayette 6,402 55.53% 5,037 43.69% 90 0.78% 1,365 11.84% 11,529
Fentress 3,417 56.68% 2,529 41.95% 83 1.38% 888 14.73% 6,029
Franklin 6,560 44.65% 7,828 53.28% 303 2.06% -1,268 -8.63% 14,691
Gibson 8,286 48.35% 8,663 50.55% 188 1.10% -377 -2.20% 17,137
Giles 4,377 43.48% 5,527 54.91% 162 1.61% -1,150 -11.43% 10,066
Grainger 3,746 60.48% 2,361 38.12% 87 1.40% 1,385 22.36% 6,194
Greene 12,540 60.24% 7,909 37.99% 367 1.76% 4,631 22.25% 20,816
Grundy 1,553 33.79% 2,970 64.62% 73 1.59% -1,417 -30.83% 4,596
Hamblen 11,824 60.02% 7,564 38.40% 311 1.58% 4,260 21.62% 19,699
Hamilton 66,605 55.33% 51,708 42.95% 2,066 1.72% 14,897 12.38% 120,379
Hancock 1,343 64.72% 690 33.25% 42 2.02% 653 31.47% 2,075
Hardeman 3,729 42.36% 4,953 56.26% 121 1.37% -1,224 -13.90% 8,803
Hardin 4,951 56.38% 3,735 42.53% 96 1.09% 1,216 13.85% 8,782
Hawkins 10,071 58.90% 6,753 39.50% 274 1.60% 3,318 19.40% 17,098
Haywood 2,554 39.43% 3,887 60.00% 37 0.57% -1,333 -20.57% 6,478
Henderson 5,153 61.35% 3,166 37.69% 80 0.95% 1,987 23.66% 8,399
Henry 5,944 48.29% 6,093 49.50% 272 2.21% -149 -1.21% 12,309
Hickman 2,914 40.12% 4,239 58.36% 111 1.53% -1,325 -18.24% 7,264
Houston 993 31.76% 2,081 66.55% 53 1.69% -1,088 -34.79% 3,127
Humphreys 2,387 35.73% 4,205 62.94% 89 1.33% -1,818 -27.21% 6,681
Jackson 1,384 29.11% 3,304 69.50% 66 1.39% -1,920 -40.39% 4,754
Jefferson 8,657 61.45% 5,226 37.10% 204 1.45% 3,431 24.35% 14,087
Johnson 3,740 66.11% 1,813 32.05% 104 1.84% 1,927 34.06% 5,657
Knox 86,851 57.68% 60,969 40.49% 2,766 1.84% 25,882 17.19% 150,586
Lake 781 35.12% 1,419 63.80% 24 1.08% -638 -28.68% 2,224
Lauderdale 3,329 43.70% 4,224 55.45% 65 0.85% -895 -11.75% 7,618
Lawrence 7,613 52.61% 6,643 45.91% 214 1.48% 970 6.70% 14,470
Lewis 2,037 46.09% 2,281 51.61% 102 2.31% -244 -5.52% 4,420
Lincoln 5,435 50.99% 5,060 47.47% 164 1.54% 375 3.52% 10,659
Loudon 10,266 62.57% 5,905 35.99% 235 1.43% 4,361 26.58% 16,406
Macon 3,366 51.86% 3,059 47.13% 66 1.02% 307 4.73% 6,491
Madison 17,862 52.64% 15,781 46.51% 287 0.85% 2,081 6.13% 33,930
Marion 4,651 45.38% 5,441 53.08% 158 1.54% -790 -7.70% 10,250
Marshall 4,105 43.86% 5,107 54.57% 147 1.57% -1,002 -10.71% 9,359
Maury 11,930 50.98% 11,127 47.55% 343 1.47% 803 3.43% 23,400
McMinn 10,155 61.17% 6,142 37.00% 303 1.83% 4,013 24.17% 16,600
McNairy 4,897 54.48% 4,003 44.53% 89 0.99% 894 9.95% 8,989
Meigs 1,797 53.01% 1,555 45.87% 38 1.12% 242 7.14% 3,390
Monroe 7,514 57.79% 5,327 40.97% 162 1.25% 2,187 16.82% 13,003
Montgomery 19,644 50.31% 18,818 48.20% 582 1.49% 826 2.11% 39,044
Moore 1,145 49.76% 1,107 48.11% 49 2.13% 38 1.65% 2,301
Morgan 3,144 51.02% 2,921 47.40% 97 1.57% 223 3.62% 6,162
Obion 6,168 49.58% 6,056 48.68% 216 1.74% 112 0.90% 12,440
Overton 2,875 38.35% 4,507 60.13% 114 1.52% -1,632 -21.78% 7,496
Perry 1,165 40.65% 1,650 57.57% 51 1.78% -485 -16.92% 2,866
Pickett 1,281 57.21% 939 41.94% 19 0.85% 342 15.27% 2,239
Polk 2,907 51.97% 2,574 46.01% 113 2.02% 333 5.96% 5,594
Putnam 11,248 50.13% 10,785 48.07% 405 1.80% 463 2.06% 22,438
Rhea 5,900 60.38% 3,722 38.09% 150 1.53% 2,178 22.29% 9,772
Roane 11,345 53.20% 9,575 44.90% 406 1.90% 1,770 8.30% 21,326
Robertson 9,675 47.98% 10,249 50.83% 240 1.19% -574 -2.85% 20,164
Rutherford 33,445 53.79% 27,360 44.00% 1,377 2.21% 6,085 9.79% 62,182
Scott 3,579 54.10% 2,967 44.85% 69 1.04% 612 9.25% 6,615
Sequatchie 2,169 55.80% 1,648 42.40% 70 1.80% 521 13.40% 3,887
Sevier 16,734 65.97% 8,208 32.36% 423 1.67% 8,526 33.61% 25,365
Shelby 141,756 42.09% 190,404 56.54% 4,595 1.36% -48,648 -14.45% 336,755
Smith 2,384 32.44% 4,884 66.47% 80 1.09% -2,500 -34.03% 7,348
Stewart 1,826 38.18% 2,870 60.02% 86 1.80% -1,044 -21.84% 4,782
Sullivan 33,482 60.08% 21,354 38.32% 891 1.60% 12,128 21.76% 55,727
Sumner 27,601 54.68% 22,118 43.82% 758 1.50% 5,483 10.86% 50,477
Tipton 10,070 60.84% 6,300 38.06% 182 1.10% 3,770 22.78% 16,552
Trousdale 950 32.26% 1,966 66.76% 29 0.98% -1,016 -34.50% 2,945
Unicoi 3,780 58.80% 2,566 39.91% 83 1.29% 1,215 18.89% 6,429
Union 3,199 54.96% 2,564 44.05% 58 1.00% 635 10.91% 5,821
Van Buren 845 39.65% 1,255 58.89% 31 1.45% -410 -19.24% 2,131
Warren 5,552 42.28% 7,378 56.19% 201 1.53% -1,826 -13.91% 13,131
Washington 22,579 59.51% 14,769 38.93% 594 1.57% 7,810 20.58% 37,942
Wayne 3,370 63.51% 1,859 35.04% 77 1.45% 1,511 28.47% 5,306
Weakley 6,106 51.55% 5,570 47.03% 168 1.42% 536 4.52% 11,844
White 3,525 45.34% 4,135 53.18% 115 1.48% -610 -7.84% 7,775
Williamson 38,901 66.58% 18,745 32.08% 783 1.34% 20,156 34.50% 58,429
Wilson 18,844 52.47% 16,561 46.11% 511 1.42% 2,283 6.36% 35,916
Totals 1,061,949 51.15% 981,720 47.28% 32,512 1.57% 80,229 3.87% 2,076,181

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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Electors

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Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[8] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George Bush and Dick Cheney:[9]

  1. Lamar Alexander
  2. Daniel Dirksen Baker
  3. Lana Bowman Ball
  4. Nancy Cunningham
  5. Winfield Dunn
  6. Jimmy Exum
  7. Jim Henry
  8. Raja Jubran
  9. Anie Kent
  10. Patti Saliba
  11. Mamon Wright

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000". Tennessee Secretary of State. November 7, 2000. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  2. ^ Perez-Pena, Richard (November 9, 2000). "THE 2000 ELECTIONS: TENNESSEE; Loss in Home State Leaves Gore Depending on Florida". The New York Times.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "March 14, 2000 Presidential Preference Primary" (PDF). Tennessee Secretary of State. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  5. ^ "Election 2000: Tennessee Democrat". The Green Papers. Retrieved September 15, 2023.
  6. ^ "2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results".
  7. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  8. ^ 2000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania
  9. ^ "President Elect - 2000". presidentelect.org. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved January 11, 2022.
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