United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 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 9 0
Popular vote 927,871 792,344
Percentage 52.6% 44.9%
Parish Results
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Louisiana was won by Governor George W. Bush, a dramatic swing from the statewide results in 1996 when Democrat President Bill Clinton carried the state with 52% of the vote and with a double-digit margin of victory. Bush was the first Republican to carry the state since 1988. Bush 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 second district, which represents the very urban area of New Orleans. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which St. Landry Parish, West Baton Rouge Parish, and Bienville Parish voted for the Democratic candidate.

Results

United States presidential election in Louisiana, 2000
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 927,871 52.6% 9
Democratic Al Gore 792,344 44.9% 0
Green Party Ralph Nader 20,473 1.2% 0
Reform Patrick Buchanan 14,356 0.8% 0
Constitution Howard Phillips 5,483 0.3% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne 2,951 0.2% 0
Socialist Workers James Harris 1,103 0.1% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin 1,075 0.1% 0
Totals 1,765,656 100.00% 9
Voter turnout (Voting age/registered) 51%/60%

By congressional district

Bush won 6 of 7 congressional districts.

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 67% 31% David Vitter
2nd 22% 76% William J. Jefferson
3rd 52% 45% Billy Tauzin
4th 55% 43% Jim McCrery
5th 57% 40% John Cooksey
6th 59% 40% Richard H. Baker
7th 55% 42% Chris John

By parish

Parish Gore% Gore# Bush% Bush# Others% Others# Total
Acadia Parish38.26%8,89259.45%13,81402.29%53223,238
Allen Parish47.20%3,91448.66%4,03504.14%3438,292
Ascension Parish43.40%13,38554.53%16,81802.08%64130,844
Assumption Parish51.94%5,22243.65%4,38804.41%44310,053
Avoyelles Parish45.73%6,70150.02%7,32904.25%62314,653
Beauregard Parish32.43%3,95864.42%7,86203.15%38512,205
Bienville Parish48.72%3,41346.66%3,26904.62%3247,006
Bossier Parish33.23%11,93364.66%23,22402.11%75835,915
Caddo Parish49.70%47,53048.94%46,80701.36%1,30295,639
Calcasieu Parish46.06%33,91951.72%38,08602.21%1,63173,636
Caldwell Parish31.40%1,35965.09%2,81703.51%1524,328
Cameron Parish34.31%1,43561.99%2,59303.71%1554,183
Catahoula Parish36.05%1,71861.11%2,91202.83%1354,765
Claiborne Parish43.32%2,72153.88%3,38402.80%1766,281
Concordia Parish41.99%3,56954.44%4,62703.57%3038,499
De Soto Parish47.53%5,03649.64%5,26002.83%30010,596
East Baton Rouge Parish45.28%76,51652.74%89,12801.98%3,345168,989
East Carroll Parish57.81%1,87639.45%1,28002.74%893,245
East Feliciana Parish47.78%3,87050.02%4,05102.20%1788,099
Evangeline Parish42.34%5,76353.56%7,29004.11%55913,612
Franklin Parish33.41%2,79264.18%5,36302.41%2018,356
Grant Parish29.75%2,09967.81%4,78402.44%1727,055
Iberia Parish39.18%11,76257.42%17,23603.40%1,02230,020
Iberville Parish57.61%8,35538.43%5,57303.96%57514,503
Jackson Parish36.34%2,58261.17%4,34702.49%1777,106
Jefferson Parish39.30%70,41158.61%105,00302.09%3,737179,151
Jefferson Davis Parish41.14%5,16255.36%6,94503.50%43912,546
Lafayette Parish34.73%27,19061.94%48,49103.34%2,61278,293
Lafourche Parish42.46%14,62753.92%18,57503.62%1,24734,449
LaSalle Parish22.87%1,39774.72%4,56402.41%1476,108
Lincoln Parish41.39%6,85155.86%9,24602.74%45416,551
Livingston Parish29.86%11,00867.51%24,88902.63%96836,865
Madison Parish52.48%2,48944.85%2,12702.68%1274,743
Morehouse Parish42.93%5,28953.90%6,64103.17%39112,321
Natchitoches Parish46.60%6,92449.35%7,33204.05%60114,857
Orleans Parish75.95%137,63021.74%39,40402.31%4,187181,221
Ouachita Parish36.86%21,45760.31%35,10702.83%1,64758,211
Plaquemines Parish40.48%4,42557.65%6,30201.87%20410,931
Pointe Coupee Parish53.67%5,81343.48%4,71002.85%30910,832
Rapides Parish38.55%18,89858.81%28,83102.64%1,29549,024
Red River Parish48.14%2,17748.65%2,20003.21%1454,522
Richland Parish38.68%3,28257.69%4,89503.63%3088,485
Sabine Parish32.11%2,84664.93%5,75402.96%2628,862
St. Bernard Parish40.82%11,68256.79%16,25502.39%68428,621
St. Charles Parish41.46%8,91855.70%11,98102.84%61121,510
St. Helena Parish58.22%3,05937.40%1,96504.38%2305,254
St. James Parish60.93%6,52335.62%3,81303.45%36910,705
St. John the Baptist Parish55.02%9,74541.91%7,42303.08%54517,713
St. Landry Parish52.90%18,06745.24%15,44901.86%63534,151
St. Martin Parish47.42%9,85347.94%9,96104.64%96420,778
St. Mary Parish45.17%9,85151.93%11,32502.91%63421,810
St. Tammany Parish27.13%22,72270.69%59,19302.18%1,82283,737
Tangipahoa Parish42.64%15,84354.96%20,42102.40%89137,155
Tensas Parish52.49%1,58044.19%1,33003.32%1003,010
Terrebonne Parish39.30%14,41458.12%21,31402.58%94736,675
Union Parish34.30%3,20561.78%5,77203.92%3669,343
Vermilion Parish39.15%8,70456.20%12,49504.66%1,03622,235
Vernon Parish33.67%4,65563.60%8,79402.73%37813,827
Washington Parish43.81%7,39953.19%8,98302.99%50516,887
Webster Parish42.11%7,19755.12%9,42002.77%47317,090
West Baton Rouge Parish49.74%5,05848.42%4,92401.84%18710,169
West Carroll Parish28.21%1,31968.88%3,22002.91%1364,675
West Feliciana Parish45.00%2,18751.69%2,51203.31%1614,860
Winn Parish34.07%2,16763.32%4,02802.61%1666,361


Electors

Technically the voters of Louisiana cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Louisiana is allocated 9 electors because it has 7 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 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 9 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. Patricia Brister
  2. Donald Ensenat
  3. Heulette Fontenot Jr.
  4. Mike Foster
  5. Steve Jordan
  6. Elizabeth Levy
  7. Al Lippman
  8. Suzanne Haik Terrell
  9. Michael Woods Sr.

References

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