United States presidential election in Washington (state), 2000
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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.
Washington was considered a competitive swing state in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state.[1][2] On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5%. 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 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Whatcom County voted for the Republican candidate.
Results
| United States presidential election in Washington, 2000 | |||||
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| 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% | ||||
Results Breakdown
By county
| County | Total Votes | Gore/Lieberman (D) | Gore % | Bush/Cheney (R) | Bush % | Other | Other % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adams | 4,974 | 1,406 | 28.27% | 3,440 | 69.16% | 128 | 2.57% |
| Asotin | 7,985 | 2,736 | 34.26% | 4,909 | 61.48% | 340 | 4.26% |
| Benton | 59,779 | 19,512 | 32.64% | 38,367 | 64.18% | 1,900 | 3.18% |
| Chelan | 26,517 | 8,412 | 31.72% | 16,980 | 64.03% | 1,125 | 4.24% |
| Clallam | 32,232 | 13,779 | 42.75% | 16,251 | 50.42% | 2,202 | 6.83% |
| Clark | 135,544 | 61,767 | 45.57% | 67,219 | 49.59% | 6,558 | 4.84% |
| Columbia | 2,107 | 515 | 24.44% | 1,523 | 72.28% | 69 | 3.27% |
| Cowlitz | 36,962 | 18,233 | 49.33% | 16,873 | 45.65% | 1,856 | 5.02% |
| Douglas | 12,855 | 3,822 | 29.73% | 8,512 | 66.22% | 521 | 4.05% |
| Ferry | 3,038 | 932 | 30.68% | 1,896 | 62.41% | 210 | 6.91% |
| Franklin | 13,614 | 4,653 | 34.18% | 8,594 | 63.13% | 367 | 2.70% |
| Garfield | 1,329 | 300 | 22.57% | 982 | 73.89% | 47 | 3.54% |
| Grant | 23,798 | 7,073 | 29.72% | 15,830 | 66.52% | 895 | 3.76% |
| Grays Harbor | 25,972 | 13,304 | 51.22% | 11,225 | 43.22% | 1,443 | 5.56% |
| Island | 33,004 | 14,778 | 44.78% | 16,408 | 49.72% | 1,818 | 5.51% |
| Jefferson | 15,833 | 8,281 | 52.30% | 6,095 | 38.50% | 1,457 | 9.20% |
| King | 794,196 | 476,700 | 60.02% | 273,171 | 34.40% | 44,325 | 5.58% |
| Kitsap | 102,596 | 50,302 | 49.03% | 46,427 | 45.25% | 5,867 | 5.72% |
| Kittitas | 14,086 | 5,516 | 39.16% | 7,727 | 54.86% | 843 | 5.98% |
| Klickitat | 8,159 | 3,062 | 37.53% | 4,557 | 55.85% | 540 | 6.62% |
| Lewis | 29,986 | 9,891 | 32.99% | 18,565 | 61.91% | 1,530 | 5.10% |
| Lincoln | 5,197 | 1,417 | 27.27% | 3,546 | 68.23% | 234 | 4.50% |
| Mason | 22,480 | 10,876 | 48.38% | 10,257 | 45.63% | 1,347 | 5.99% |
| Okanogan | 14,798 | 4,335 | 29.29% | 9,384 | 63.41% | 1,079 | 7.29% |
| Pacific | 9,519 | 4,895 | 51.42% | 4,042 | 42.46% | 582 | 6.11% |
| Pend Oreille | 5,438 | 1,973 | 36.28% | 3,076 | 56.56% | 389 | 7.15% |
| Pierce | 268,427 | 138,249 | 51.50% | 118,431 | 44.12% | 11,747 | 4.38% |
| San Juan | 8,407 | 4,426 | 52.65% | 3,005 | 35.74% | 976 | 11.61% |
| Skagit | 45,221 | 20,432 | 45.18% | 22,163 | 49.01% | 2,626 | 5.81% |
| Skamania | 4,249 | 1,753 | 41.26% | 2,151 | 50.62% | 345 | 8.12% |
| Snohomish | 250,967 | 129,612 | 51.65% | 109,615 | 43.68% | 11,740 | 4.68% |
| Spokane | 172,112 | 74,604 | 43.35% | 89,299 | 51.88% | 8,209 | 4.77% |
| Stevens | 17,999 | 5,560 | 30.89% | 11,299 | 62.78% | 1,140 | 6.33% |
| Thurston | 97,422 | 50,467 | 51.80% | 39,924 | 40.98% | 7,031 | 7.22% |
| Wahkiakum | 1,973 | 803 | 40.70% | 1,033 | 52.36% | 137 | 6.94% |
| Walla Walla | 21,365 | 7,188 | 33.64% | 13,304 | 62.27% | 873 | 4.09% |
| Whatcom | 73,757 | 34,033 | 46.14% | 34,287 | 46.49% | 5,437 | 7.37% |
| Whitman | 16,237 | 6,509 | 40.09% | 9,003 | 55.45% | 725 | 4.47% |
| Yakima | 67,299 | 25,546 | 37.96% | 39,494 | 58.68% | 2,259 | 3.36% |
Electors
- Rachel Lake
- Debbie Aldrich
- Paul Steinberg
- Carol Sue Perkins
- Tim Hattenburg
- Debbie Regala
- Vic Battson
- Carl Schwartz
- Nancy McGinnis
- Jim Frush
- Charlotte Coker
