2000 United States presidential election in Maryland

2000 United States presidential election in Maryland

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Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Party Democratic Republican Home state Tennessee Texas Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 1,145,782 813,797 Percentage 56.57% 40.18%

County Results Gore   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90% Bush   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%

President before election Bill Clinton Democratic Elected President George W. Bush Republican

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The 2000 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 7, 2000. Maryland participated in the 2000 United States presidential election along with the 49 other U.S. states and Washington, D.C. Voters chose 10 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for the President and Vice President.

Maryland was easily won by Vice President Al Gore by a safe margin of victory. Maryland was furthermore the only state which, along with Washington, D.C., swung more Democratic than it had been in 1996, even though Gore improved upon Bill Clinton percentage wise in several other states.^[1] Gore's strong performance in the most highly-populated counties in the state, which are home to many urban and African American communities, contributed to his victory in the state. Gore became the first Democrat to carry Charles County since 1976; it was one of only two counties in the country to vote for Gore after having voted for Bob Dole in 1996, the other being Orange County, Florida.

Results[]

Results by county[]

Results by congressional district[]

Gore won 5 of the state's 8 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican to congress. ^[2]

Electors[]

Technically the voters of Maryland cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Maryland is allocated 10 electors because it has 8 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 10 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins a plurality of votes in the state is awarded all ten 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^[3] 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 Gore and Lieberman:^[4]

1. Clarence W. Blount
2. Gene W. Counihan
3. Howard Friedman
4. Mary Ann E. Love
5. Thomas V. Mike Miller
6. Mary Butler Murphy
7. Mary Jo Neville
8. Gregory Pecoraro
9. Ina Taylor

See also[]

• United States presidential elections in Maryland

References[]