2000 U.S. Presidential Election Results: George W. Bush ✓
Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush narrowly won the U.S. presidential election of November 7, 2000, securing 271 electoral votes to Democratic Vice President Al Gore’s 266 (one elector abstained), while Gore actually won the popular vote by about 543,895 votes (approximately 48.40 percent to Bush’s 47.90 percent).
266
Al Gore
Percent: 48.40%
Votes: 50,999,897
271
George W. Bush
Percent: 47.90%
Votes: 50,456,002
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The 2000 U.S. presidential election, held on November 7, 2000, Republican Governor of Texas George W. Bush narrowly won the U.S. presidential election.
Results by State
Alabama
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.48%
Votes: 941,173
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.57%
Votes: 692,611
California
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.65%
Votes: 4,567,429
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 53.45%
Votes: 5,861,203
Delaware
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 41.90%
Votes: 137,288
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 54.96%
Votes: 180,068
Idaho
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 67.17%
Votes: 336,937
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 27.64%
Votes: 138,637
Kansas
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.04%
Votes: 622,332
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.24%
Votes: 399,276
Maryland
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.18%
Votes: 813,797
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.58%
Votes: 1,145,782
Mississippi
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 57.62%
Votes: 572,844
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 404,614
Nevada
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.52%
Votes: 301,575
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.98%
Votes: 279,978
New York
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 35.23%
Votes: 2,403,374
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 60.21%
Votes: 4,107,697
Oklahoma
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.31%
Votes: 744,337
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 38.43%
Votes: 474,276
South Carolina
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.84%
Votes: 785,937
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 40.90%
Votes: 565,561
Utah
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 66.83%
Votes: 515,096
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 26.34%
Votes: 203,053
West Virginia
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.92%
Votes: 336,475
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.59%
Votes: 295,497
Alaska
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.62%
Votes: 167,398
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 27.67%
Votes: 79,004
Colorado
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 50.75%
Votes: 883,748
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 42.39%
Votes: 738,227
Florida
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.85%
Votes: 2,912,790
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 48.84%
Votes: 2,912,253
Illinois
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 42.58%
Votes: 2,019,421
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 54.60%
Votes: 2,589,026
Kentucky
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.50%
Votes: 872,492
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.37%
Votes: 638,898
Massachusetts
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 32.50%
Votes: 878,502
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 59.80%
Votes: 1,616,487
Missouri
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 50.42%
Votes: 1,189,924
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.08%
Votes: 1,111,138
New Hampshire
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.07%
Votes: 273,559
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.80%
Votes: 266,348
North Carolina
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.03%
Votes: 1,631,163
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 43.20%
Votes: 1,257,692
Oregon
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.52%
Votes: 713,577
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.96%
Votes: 720,342
South Dakota
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.30%
Votes: 190,700
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.56%
Votes: 118,804
Vermont
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.70%
Votes: 119,775
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.63%
Votes: 149,022
Wisconsin
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.61%
Votes: 1,237,279
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.83%
Votes: 1,242,987
Arizona
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.02%
Votes: 781,652
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 44.73%
Votes: 685,341
Connecticut
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 38.44%
Votes: 561,094
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 55.91%
Votes: 816,015
Georgia
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 54.96%
Votes: 1,419,720
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 43.21%
Votes: 1,116,230
Indiana
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 56.65%
Votes: 1,245,836
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 41.01%
Votes: 901,980
Louisiana
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.55%
Votes: 927,871
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 44.88%
Votes: 792,344
Michigan
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.15%
Votes: 1,953,139
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 51.28%
Votes: 2,170,418
Montana
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 58.44%
Votes: 240,178
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 33.36%
Votes: 137,126
New Jersey
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 40.29%
Votes: 1,284,173
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 56.13%
Votes: 1,788,850
North Dakota
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 60.66%
Votes: 174,852
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 33.06%
Votes: 95,284
Pennsylvania
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 46.43%
Votes: 2,281,127
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.60%
Votes: 2,485,967
Tennessee
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.15%
Votes: 1,061,949
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.28%
Votes: 981,720
Virginia
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 52.47%
Votes: 1,437,490
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 44.44%
Votes: 1,217,290
Wyoming
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 67.76%
Votes: 147,947
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 27.70%
Votes: 60,481
Arkansas
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 51.31%
Votes: 472,940
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 45.86%
Votes: 422,768
District of Columbia
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 8.95%
Votes: 18,073
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 85.16%
Votes: 171,923
Hawaii
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 37.46%
Votes: 137,845
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 55.79%
Votes: 205,286
Iowa
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 48.22%
Votes: 634,373
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 48.54%
Votes: 638,517
Maine
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 43.97%
Votes: 286,616
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 49.09%
Votes: 319,951
Minnesota
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 45.50%
Votes: 1,109,659
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.91%
Votes: 1,168,266
Nebraska
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 62.25%
Votes: 433,862
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 33.25%
Votes: 231,780
New Mexico
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 47.85%
Votes: 286,417
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 47.91%
Votes: 286,783
Ohio
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 49.97%
Votes: 2,351,209
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 46.46%
Votes: 2,186,190
Rhode Island
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 31.91%
Votes: 130,555
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 60.99%
Votes: 249,508
Texas
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 59.30%
Votes: 3,799,639
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 37.98%
Votes: 2,433,746
Washington
George W. Bush (REP)
Percent: 44.58%
Votes: 1,108,864
Al Gore (DEM)
Percent: 50.16%
Votes: 1,247,652