United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2000

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2000
November 7, 2000

 
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 872,492 638,898
Percentage 56.5% 41.4%
County Results
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Kentucky took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election, which included elections in all 50 states and D.C.. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Kentucky was won by Governor George W. Bush. He won most of the counties and congressional districts in the state. Bush dominated among the rural areas of the state. The only congressional district Gore won was the third district, which is a part of Jefferson County, Kentucky, the highest populated county in the state. The only other region where Gore performed strongly was in the coal dependent counties in the southeastern part of the state. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Boyd County, Muhlenberg County, Harlan County, Perry County, Letcher County, Ballard County, and Fulton County voted for the Democratic candidate.

Results

United States presidential election in Kentucky, 2000
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 872,492 56.5% 8
Democratic Al Gore 638,898 41.4% 0
Green Party Ralph Nader 23,192 1.5% 0
Reform Patrick Buchanan 4,173 0.3% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 2,896 0.2% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 1,533 0.1% 0
Independent Howard Phillips 1,145 0.2% 0
Totals - 100.00% 6
Voter turnout (Voting age/registered) 51%/60%

By county

County Gore% Gore# Bush% Bush# Others% Others# Total
Adair County24.28%1,77974.51%5,4601.21%897,328
Allen County30.33%1,95068.67%4,4151.00%646,429
Anderson County36.43%2,90261.62%4,9091.96%1567,967
Ballard County49.88%1,88048.39%1,8241.72%653,769
Barren County35.61%4,93063.14%8,7411.25%17313,844
Bath County46.66%2,08751.49%2,3031.86%834,473
Bell County45.11%4,78752.63%5,5852.25%23910,611
Boone County28.91%9,24868.83%22,0162.25%72031,984
Bourbon County42.92%3,04854.65%3,8812.44%1737,102
Boyd County49.74%9,54148.21%9,2472.05%39419,182
Boyle County38.38%3,96359.33%6,1262.30%23710,326
Bracken County29.41%88868.40%2,0652.19%663,019
Breathitt County57.20%2,90241.08%2,0841.71%875,073
Breckinridge County34.82%2,59563.91%4,7631.27%957,453
Bullitt County36.13%8,19561.97%14,0541.90%43022,679
Butler County25.93%1,29972.93%3,6541.14%575,010
Caldwell County40.55%2,22357.66%3,1611.79%985,482
Calloway County41.21%5,63556.35%7,7052.44%33313,673
Campbell County35.61%12,04061.49%20,7892.90%98033,809
Carlisle County44.31%1,14954.18%1,4051.50%392,593
Carroll County45.76%1,60151.96%1,8182.29%803,499
Carter County46.68%4,18251.53%4,6171.79%1608,959
Casey County20.52%1,12278.33%4,2841.15%635,469
Christian County38.14%6,77860.69%10,7871.17%20817,773
Clark County39.52%4,91858.64%7,2971.83%22812,443
Clay County25.64%1,72373.31%4,9261.04%706,719
Clinton County23.97%1,03274.89%3,2241.14%494,305
Crittenden County38.76%1,61059.44%2,4691.81%754,154
Cumberland County24.48%73673.85%2,2201.66%503,006
Daviess County38.98%14,12658.94%21,3612.08%75336,240
Edmonson County34.23%1,71065.07%3,2500.70%354,995
Elliott County64.05%1,52534.73%8271.22%292,381
Estill County33.78%1,59164.39%3,0331.83%864,710
Fayette County44.82%47,27751.67%54,4953.51%3,703105,475
Fleming County35.01%1,81363.37%3,2821.62%845,179
Floyd County65.53%10,08832.92%5,0681.55%23815,394
Franklin County50.12%10,85347.15%10,2092.73%59221,654
Fulton County52.08%1,45246.38%1,2931.54%432,788
Gallatin County42.66%1,04954.70%1,3452.64%652,459
Garrard County29.42%1,71369.43%4,0431.15%675,823
Grant County36.15%2,56862.02%4,4051.83%1307,103
Graves County42.84%6,09755.15%7,8492.00%28514,231
Grayson County30.45%2,60468.33%5,8431.22%1048,551
Green County22.81%1,08576.01%3,6151.18%564,756
Greenup County48.86%7,16449.33%7,2331.81%26614,663
Hancock County41.77%1,50856.29%2,0321.94%703,610
Hardin County36.15%11,09561.79%18,9642.06%63130,690
Harlan County50.93%5,36547.27%4,9801.80%19010,535
Harrison County40.21%2,65857.37%3,7932.42%1606,611
Hart County36.57%2,20161.89%3,7251.55%936,019
Henderson County50.22%8,05448.00%7,6981.79%28716,039
Henry County38.68%2,11759.27%3,2442.05%1125,473
Hickman County44.26%94054.19%1,1511.55%332,124
Hopkins County40.84%6,73457.55%9,4901.61%26516,489
Jackson County14.44%70184.02%4,0791.54%754,855
Jefferson County49.58%149,90147.97%145,0522.45%7,408302,361
Jessamine County30.76%4,63366.89%10,0742.35%35415,061
Johnson County39.74%3,25158.47%4,7831.78%1468,180
Kenton County33.97%19,10062.90%35,3633.13%1,76056,223
Knott County67.34%4,34931.42%2,0291.24%806,458
Knox County37.24%3,69061.13%6,0581.63%1629,910
LaRue County33.35%1,72765.34%3,3841.31%685,179
Laurel County26.80%4,85671.90%13,0291.30%23518,120
Lawrence County42.55%2,25855.94%2,9691.51%805,307
Lee County30.25%83668.49%1,8931.27%352,764
Leslie County27.29%1,21071.24%3,1591.47%654,434
Letcher County52.29%4,69845.54%4,0922.17%1958,985
Lewis County28.31%1,29370.42%3,2171.27%584,568
Lincoln County35.25%2,67863.12%4,7951.63%1247,597
Livingston County47.80%2,02250.07%2,1182.13%904,230
Logan County41.63%3,88557.27%5,3441.10%1039,332
Lyon County49.12%1,68049.36%1,6881.52%523,420
McCracken County42.76%11,41255.25%14,7451.99%53226,689
McCreary County29.55%1,41869.20%3,3211.25%604,799
McLean County43.44%1,74755.17%2,2191.39%564,022
Madison County39.33%9,30957.81%13,6822.85%67523,666
Magoffin County47.74%2,60351.07%2,7851.19%655,453
Marion County44.98%2,77852.77%3,2592.25%1396,176
Marshall County45.08%6,20353.00%7,2941.92%26413,761
Martin County38.46%1,71459.85%2,6671.68%754,456
Mason County37.08%2,17860.82%3,5722.09%1235,873
Meade County39.64%3,59658.64%5,3191.72%1569,071
Menifee County46.15%1,03852.02%1,1701.82%412,249
Mercer County35.82%3,09262.12%5,3622.06%1788,632
Metcalfe County34.24%1,31864.33%2,4761.43%553,849
Monroe County20.79%1,15878.60%4,3770.61%345,569
Montgomery County44.99%3,83353.22%4,5341.78%1528,519
Morgan County44.22%1,87554.13%2,2951.65%704,240
Muhlenberg County52.65%6,29546.15%5,5181.20%14311,956
Nelson County40.64%5,48157.19%7,7142.17%29313,488
Nicholas County37.19%99460.34%1,6132.47%662,673
Ohio County37.19%3,30360.94%5,4131.87%1668,882
Oldham County30.77%6,23667.00%13,5802.23%45220,268
Owen County34.25%1,39463.44%2,5822.31%944,070
Owsley County18.57%33980.28%1,4661.15%211,826
Pendleton County34.77%1,67063.38%3,0441.85%894,803
Perry County50.15%5,51448.20%5,3001.66%18210,996
Pike County54.59%13,61144.13%11,0051.28%31924,935
Powell County46.17%2,00851.92%2,2581.91%834,349
Pulaski County25.14%5,41573.56%15,8451.30%28121,541
Robertson County34.17%34163.13%6302.71%27998
Rockcastle County22.37%1,17476.08%3,9921.54%815,247
Rowan County48.51%3,50549.07%3,5462.42%1757,226
Russell County24.17%1,71074.47%5,2681.36%967,074
Scott County39.69%5,47257.68%7,9522.63%36213,786
Shelby County34.82%4,43563.34%8,0681.84%23512,738
Simpson County44.35%2,58354.41%3,1691.24%725,824
Spencer County32.56%1,55466.01%3,1501.42%684,772
Taylor County30.83%2,79067.96%6,1511.22%1109,051
Todd County35.73%1,49663.20%2,6461.07%454,187
Trigg County39.48%2,11058.57%3,1301.95%1045,344
Trimble County38.33%1,18159.62%1,8372.04%633,081
Union County47.45%2,54751.21%2,7491.34%725,368
Warren County36.94%12,18061.36%20,2351.70%56032,975
Washington County31.78%1,45866.35%3,0441.87%864,588
Wayne County35.71%2,31262.85%4,0691.44%936,474
Webster County47.08%2,38851.24%2,5991.68%855,072
Whitley County34.83%4,10163.72%7,5021.45%17111,774
Wolfe County46.85%1,13652.25%1,2670.91%222,425
Woodford County39.41%3,99558.10%5,8902.49%25210,137

Electors

Technically the voters of Kentucky cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Kentucky is allocated 8 electors because it has 6 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 8 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 8 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[1] 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 W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[2]

  1. George S. Beard
  2. William S. Farish Jr
  3. Robert B. Fearing
  4. Connie S. Hayes
  5. G. Richard Noss Jr.
  6. A. Douglas Reece
  7. Michael A. Shea
  8. Larry Joe Walden

References

  1. ↑ http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php
  2. ↑ http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html
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