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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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The 2000 United States presidential election in Washington took place 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 Washington (state)
← 1996 November 7, 2000 2004 →
Turnout75.46% (Increase0.94 pp[1])
 
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Tennessee Texas
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 1,247,652 1,108,864
Percentage 50.13% 44.56%
County Results
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The State of Washington was considered a competitive swing state in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state.[2][3] On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5.6%. Gore's best performance in the state was in King County, also the largest populated county, which he won with 60% of the vote. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Whatcom County voted for the Republican candidate.

Results

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2000 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Albert Arnold Gore Jr. 1,247,652 50.13% 11
Republican George Walker Bush 1,108,864 44.56% 0
Green/Progressive Ralph Nader 103,002 4.14% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 13,135 0.53% 0
Reform Pat Buchanan 7,171 0.29% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 2,927 0.12% 0
Constitution Howard Phillips 1,989 0.08% 0
Workers World Monica Moorehead 1,729 0.07% 0
- Write Ins 1,312 0.05% 0
Socialist David McReynolds 660 0.03% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris 304 0.01% 0
Totals 2,488,745 100.00% 11
Voter turnout 59%

By county

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County Al Gore
Democratic 		George W. Bush
Republican 		Various candidates
Other parties 		Margin Total
# % # % # % # %
Adams 1,406 28.27% 3,440 69.16% 128 2.57% -2,034 -40.89% 4,974
Asotin 2,736 34.26% 4,909 61.48% 340 4.26% -2,173 -27.22% 7,985
Benton 19,512 32.64% 38,367 64.18% 1,900 3.18% -18,855 -31.54% 59,779
Chelan 8,412 31.72% 16,980 64.03% 1,184 4.46% -8,568 -32.31% 26,576
Clallam 13,779 42.75% 16,251 50.42% 2,202 6.83% -2,472 -7.67% 32,232
Clark 61,767 45.57% 67,219 49.59% 6,558 4.84% -5,452 -4.02% 135,544
Columbia 515 24.44% 1,523 72.28% 69 3.27% -1,008 -47.84% 2,107
Cowlitz 18,233 49.33% 16,873 45.65% 1,856 5.02% 1,360 3.68% 36,962
Douglas 3,822 29.73% 8,512 66.22% 521 4.05% -4,690 -36.49% 12,855
Ferry 932 30.68% 1,896 62.41% 210 6.91% -964 -31.73% 3,038
Franklin 4,653 34.18% 8,594 63.13% 367 2.70% -3,941 -28.95% 13,614
Garfield 300 22.57% 982 73.89% 47 3.54% -682 -51.32% 1,329
Grant 7,073 29.72% 15,830 66.52% 895 3.76% -8,757 -36.80% 23,798
Grays Harbor 13,304 51.22% 11,225 43.22% 1,443 5.56% 2,079 8.00% 25,972
Island 14,778 44.78% 16,408 49.72% 1,818 5.51% -1,630 -4.94% 33,004
Jefferson 8,281 52.30% 6,095 38.50% 1,457 9.20% 2,186 13.80% 15,833
King 476,700 60.02% 273,171 34.40% 44,325 5.58% 203,529 25.62% 794,196
Kitsap 50,302 48.90% 46,427 45.13% 6,138 5.97% 3,875 3.77% 102,867
Kittitas 5,516 39.16% 7,727 54.86% 843 5.98% -2,211 -15.70% 14,086
Klickitat 3,062 37.43% 4,557 55.70% 562 6.87% -1,495 -18.27% 8,181
Lewis 9,891 32.99% 18,565 61.91% 1,530 5.10% -8,674 -28.92% 29,986
Lincoln 1,417 27.27% 3,546 68.23% 234 4.50% -2,129 -40.96% 5,197
Mason 10,876 48.38% 10,257 45.63% 1,347 5.99% 619 2.75% 22,480
Okanogan 4,335 29.29% 9,384 63.41% 1,079 7.29% -5,049 -34.12% 14,798
Pacific 4,895 51.42% 4,042 42.46% 582 6.11% 853 8.96% 9,519
Pend Oreille 1,973 36.28% 3,076 56.56% 389 7.15% -1,103 -20.28% 5,438
Pierce 138,249 51.41% 118,431 44.04% 12,246 4.55% 19,818 7.37% 268,926
San Juan 4,426 52.54% 3,005 35.67% 993 11.79% 1,421 16.87% 8,424
Skagit 20,432 45.18% 22,163 49.01% 2,626 5.81% -1,731 -3.83% 45,221
Skamania 1,753 41.26% 2,151 50.62% 345 8.12% -398 -9.36% 4,249
Snohomish 129,612 51.57% 109,615 43.61% 12,101 4.81% 19,997 7.96% 251,328
Spokane 74,604 43.35% 89,299 51.88% 8,209 4.77% -14,695 -8.53% 172,112
Stevens 5,560 30.89% 11,299 62.78% 1,140 6.33% -5,739 -31.89% 17,999
Thurston 50,467 51.80% 39,924 40.98% 7,031 7.22% 10,543 10.82% 97,422
Wahkiakum 803 40.70% 1,033 52.36% 137 6.94% -230 -11.66% 1,973
Walla Walla 7,188 33.64% 13,304 62.27% 873 4.09% -6,116 -28.63% 21,365
Whatcom 34,033 46.14% 34,287 46.49% 5,437 7.37% -254 -0.35% 73,757
Whitman 6,509 40.09% 9,003 55.45% 725 4.47% -2,494 -15.36% 16,237
Yakima 25,546 37.91% 39,494 58.61% 2,342 3.48% -13,948 -20.70% 67,382
Totals 1,247,652 50.13% 1,108,864 44.56% 132,229 5.31% 138,788 5.57% 2,488,745

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

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By congressional district

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Gore won 6 of 9 congressional districts. Both candidates won a district held by the other party.[4]

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 42% 54% Jay Inslee
2nd 46% 48% Jack Metcalf
Rick Larsen
3rd 48% 47% Brian Baird
4th 62% 34% Doc Hastings
5th 55% 40% George Nethercutt
6th 44% 51% Norman D. Dicks
7th 20% 72% Jim McDermott
8th 47% 49% Jennifer Dunn
9th 42% 54% Adam Smith

Electors

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  • Rachel Lake
  • Debbie Aldrich
  • Paul Steinberg
  • Carol Sue Perkins
  • Tim Hattenburg
  • Debbie Regala
  • Vic Battson
  • Carl Schwartz
  • Nancy McGinnis
  • Jim Frush
  • Charlotte Coker

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  2. ^ Marks, Peter (July 23, 2000). "July 16–22; Making Margin Calls in a Tightening Race". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Berke, Richard L. (August 20, 2000). "The 2000 Campaign: The Tactics; Ad Blitz to Start as Bush and Gore Define Key States". The New York Times.
  4. ^ "Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 – Swing State Project".
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