United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 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 11 0
Popular vote 1,061,949 981,720
Percentage 51.2% 47.3%
County Results
President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

 Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

The 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee 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.

Tennessee was won by Governor George W. Bush by a 3.87% margin of victory, despite having voted for Clinton in 1992 & 1996 and being the home state of Vice President Al Gore. If Vice President Gore had carried his home state, he, instead of Bush, would have been elected President. [1]

This was the first time a major-party candidate lost his home state since George McGovern lost South Dakota in 1972. This was the first election where a presidential candidate won the state with more than a million votes. As of the 2016 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 candidate.

Electors

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000[2] 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:[3]

  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

Results

United States presidential election in Tennessee, 2000[4]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 1,061,949 51.15% 11
Democratic Al Gore 981,720 47.28% 0
Independent Ralph Nader 19,781 0.95% 0
Independent Harry Browne 4,284 0.21% 0
Independent Patrick Buchanan 4,250 0.20% 0

By county

County Gore% Gore# Bush% Bush# Others% Others# Total
Anderson County47.10%13,55651.04%14,68801.86%53528,779
Bedford County50.27%6,13648.42%5,91101.31%16012,207
Benton County58.63%3,70039.36%2,48402.01%1276,311
Bledsoe County41.85%1,75656.72%2,38001.43%604,196
Blount County36.12%14,68862.15%25,27301.72%70140,662
Bradley County29.78%8,76868.50%20,16701.73%50829,443
Campbell County52.27%6,49246.57%5,78401.17%14512,421
Cannon County57.42%2,69740.96%1,92401.62%764,697
Carroll County48.39%5,23950.48%5,46501.14%12310,827
Carter County35.20%6,72463.40%12,11101.40%26719,102
Cheatham County48.05%6,06250.38%6,35601.57%19812,616
Chester County38.27%2,19260.88%3,48700.86%495,728
Claiborne County42.68%3,84155.81%5,02301.51%1369,000
Clay County56.10%1,93142.65%1,46801.25%433,442
Cocke County37.82%3,87260.41%6,18501.78%18210,239
Coffee County49.14%8,74149.40%8,78801.46%25917,788
Crockett County49.72%2,70549.19%2,67601.08%595,440
Cumberland County40.20%7,64457.81%10,99401.99%37919,017
Davidson County57.77%120,50840.33%84,11701.90%3,963208,588
Decatur County52.13%2,27846.82%2,04601.05%464,370
DeKalb County60.10%3,76538.48%2,41101.42%896,265
Dickson County53.56%8,33245.10%7,01601.34%20815,556
Dyer County45.82%5,42553.05%6,28201.13%13411,841
Fayette County43.69%5,03755.53%6,40200.78%9011,529
Fentress County41.95%2,52956.68%3,41701.38%836,029
Franklin County53.28%7,82844.65%6,56002.06%30314,691
Gibson County50.55%8,66348.35%8,28601.10%18817,137
Giles County54.91%5,52743.48%4,37701.61%16210,066
Grainger County38.12%2,36160.48%3,74601.40%876,194
Greene County37.99%7,90960.24%12,54001.76%36720,816
Grundy County64.62%2,97033.79%1,55301.59%734,596
Hamblen County38.40%7,56460.02%11,82401.58%31119,699
Hamilton County42.95%51,70855.33%66,60501.72%2,066120,379
Hancock County33.25%69064.72%1,34302.02%422,075
Hardeman County56.26%4,95342.36%3,72901.37%1218,803
Hardin County42.53%3,73556.38%4,95101.09%968,782
Hawkins County39.50%6,75358.90%10,07101.60%27417,098
Haywood County60.00%3,88739.43%2,55400.57%376,478
Henderson County37.69%3,16661.35%5,15300.95%808,399
Henry County49.50%6,09348.29%5,94402.21%27212,309
Hickman County58.36%4,23940.12%2,91401.53%1117,264
Houston County66.55%2,08131.76%99301.69%533,127
Humphreys County62.94%4,20535.73%2,38701.33%896,681
Jackson County69.50%3,30429.11%1,38401.39%664,754
Jefferson County37.10%5,22661.45%8,65701.45%20414,087
Johnson County32.05%1,81366.11%3,74001.84%1045,657
Knox County40.49%60,96957.68%86,85101.84%2,766150,586
Lake County63.80%1,41935.12%78101.08%242,224
Lauderdale County55.45%4,22443.70%3,32900.85%657,618
Lawrence County45.91%6,64352.61%7,61301.48%21414,470
Lewis County51.61%2,28146.09%2,03702.31%1024,420
Lincoln County47.47%5,06050.99%5,43501.54%16410,659
Loudon County35.99%5,90562.57%10,26601.43%23516,406
Macon County47.13%3,05951.86%3,36601.02%666,491
Madison County46.51%15,78152.64%17,86200.85%28733,930
Marion County53.08%5,44145.38%4,65101.54%15810,250
Marshall County54.57%5,10743.86%4,10501.57%1479,359
Maury County47.55%11,12750.98%11,93001.47%34323,400
McMinn County37.00%6,14261.17%10,15501.83%30316,600
McNairy County44.53%4,00354.48%4,89700.99%898,989
Meigs County45.87%1,55553.01%1,79701.12%383,390
Monroe County40.97%5,32757.79%7,51401.25%16213,003
Montgomery County48.20%18,81850.31%19,64401.49%58239,044
Moore County48.11%1,10749.76%1,14502.13%492,301
Morgan County47.40%2,92151.02%3,14401.57%976,162
Obion County48.68%6,05649.58%6,16801.74%21612,440
Overton County60.13%4,50738.35%2,87501.52%1147,496
Perry County57.57%1,65040.65%1,16501.78%512,866
Pickett County41.94%93957.21%1,28100.85%192,239
Polk County46.01%2,57451.97%2,90702.02%1135,594
Putnam County48.07%10,78550.13%11,24801.80%40522,438
Rhea County38.09%3,72260.38%5,90001.53%1509,772
Roane County44.90%9,57553.20%11,34501.90%40621,326
Robertson County50.83%10,24947.98%9,67501.19%24020,164
Rutherford County44.00%27,36053.79%33,44502.21%1,37762,182
Scott County44.85%2,96754.10%3,57901.04%696,615
Sequatchie County42.40%1,64855.80%2,16901.80%703,887
Sevier County32.36%8,20865.97%16,73401.67%42325,365
Shelby County56.54%190,40442.09%141,75601.36%4,595336,755
Smith County66.47%4,88432.44%2,38401.09%807,348
Stewart County60.02%2,87038.18%1,82601.80%864,782
Sullivan County38.32%21,35460.08%33,48201.60%89155,727
Sumner County43.82%22,11854.68%27,60101.50%75850,477
Tipton County38.06%6,30060.84%10,07001.10%18216,552
Trousdale County66.76%1,96632.26%95000.98%292,945
Unicoi County39.91%2,56658.80%3,78001.29%836,429
Union County44.05%2,56454.96%3,19901.00%585,821
Van Buren County58.89%1,25539.65%84501.45%312,131
Warren County56.19%7,37842.28%5,55201.53%20113,131
Washington County38.93%14,76959.51%22,57901.57%59437,942
Wayne County35.04%1,85963.51%3,37001.45%775,306
Weakley County47.03%5,57051.55%6,10601.42%16811,844
White County53.18%4,13545.34%3,52501.48%1157,775
Williamson County32.08%18,74566.58%38,90101.34%78358,429
Wilson County46.11%16,56152.47%18,84401.42%51135,916

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/09/us/the-2000-elections-tennessee-loss-in-home-state-leaves-gore-depending-on-florida.html?mcubz=0
  2. ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=42&f=0&off=0&elect=0
  3. ↑ http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html
  4. ↑ http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/index.html

See also

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