2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii

Main article: 2000 United States presidential election

The 2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii was part of the 2000 United States presidential election which took place on November 7, 2000. Voters chose 4 electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii

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 4 0 0 Popular vote 205,286 137,845 21,623 Percentage 55.79% 37.46% 5.88%

County Results Gore   50-60%   60-70%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

Hawaii was won by Vice President Al Gore by an 18.3% margin of victory. Gore also was victorious in every county and both congressional districts of the state. Governor George W. Bush received 37.5% of the vote, while Nader obtained almost 6%. Bush's best county result came in Honolulu County where he received 39.6% of the vote. This was the first election since its statehood in which it did not support the same candidate as West Virginia.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Hawaii
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Al Gore	205,286	55.79%	4
	Republican	George W. Bush	137,845	37.46%	0
	Green	Ralph Nader	21,623	5.88%	0
	Libertarian	Harry Browne	1,477	0.40%	0
	Reform Party	Pat Buchanan	1,071	0.29%	0
	Constitution	Howard Phillips	343	0.09%	0
	Natural Law	John Hagelin	306	0.08%	0
Totals			367,951	100.0%	4

By county

County	Al Gore Democratic		George W. Bush Republican		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Hawaii	28,670	56.37%	17,050	33.52%	5,140	10.11%	11,620	22.85%	50,860
Honolulu	139,618	54.54%	101,310	39.58%	15,062	5.88%	38,308	14.96%	255,990
Kalawao	30	66.67%	11	24.44%	4	8.89%	19	42.23%	45
Kauai	13,470	61.87%	6,583	30.23%	1,720	7.90%	6,887	31.64%	21,773
Maui	23,484	59.83%	12,876	32.81%	2,888	7.36%	10,608	27.02%	39,248
Totals	205,286	55.79%	137,845	37.46%	24,820	6.75%	67,441	18.33%	367,951

By congressional district

Gore won both congressional districts.

District	Bush	Gore	Representative
1st	39%	55%	Neil Abercrombie
2nd	36%	56%	Patsy Mink

Electors

Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

Technically the voters of Hawaii cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Hawaii is allocated 4 electors because it has 2 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 4 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 4 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000 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 Al Gore and Joe Lieberman:

1. Michael Amii
2. Marsha Joyner
3. Joy Kobashigawa Lewis
4. Pedro Racelis