2000 United States presidential election in Michigan

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2000 United States presidential election in Michigan
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Turnout58.2% Increase[1][2]
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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 18 0
Popular vote 2,170,418 1,953,139
Percentage 51.28% 46.14%
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The 2000 United States presidential election in Michigan took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 18 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Michigan was won by Vice President Al Gore by a sizable margin of 5.1%. The western part of the state, which is more rural, was overwhelmingly Republican and Bush won most of the congressional districts and counties in that region of the state. His best performance was in Ottawa County, where he won with over 70%. Gore did fairly well in the eastern region of the state. His best performance was in Wayne County, the highest populated county in the state and home of the city of Detroit. He won the county with 69%, with his second best performance in Genesee County, where he got over 62% of the vote.[3]

This election marked the first time since 1976 in which Michigan's electoral votes did not go to the overall winner of the general election, although the state was carried by the candidate who ultimately won the popular vote.

Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying Oakland County since Benjamin Harrison in 1888, and was the first Republican since Richard Nixon in 1968 to win the White House without carrying Michigan.

Results[]

2000 United States presidential election in Michigan[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Al Gore Joe Lieberman 2,170,418 51.3% 18
Republican George W. Bush Dick Cheney 1,953,139 46.1% 0
Green Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 84,165 2.0% 0
Libertarian Harry Browne Art Olivier 16,711 0.4% 0
U.S. Taxpayers Howard Phillips Michael Peroutka 3,791 0.1% 0
Natural Law John Hagelin Mary Alice Herbert 2,426 0.1% 0
Write In Patrick Buchanan 2,061 0.1% 0
Totals 4,232,711 100.00% 3
Voter turnout (Voting age/Registered) 58%/62%

By congressional district[]

Gore won 9 of 16 congressional districts. Both candidates won 2 districts won by the opposite party.[4]

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 53% 43% Bart Stupak
2nd 59% 38% Peter Hoekstra
3rd 59% 38% Vern Ehlers
4th 53% 45% Dave Camp
5th 45% 53% James A. Barcia
6th 52% 46% Fred Upton
7th 51% 46% Nick Smith
8th 47% 50% Debbie Stabenow
Mike Rogers
9th 45% 52% Dale Kildee
10th 49% 48% David Bonior
11th 49% 49% Joe Knollenberg
12th 43% 54% Sander Levin
13th 39% 58% Lynn N. Rivers
14th 11% 87% John Conyers Jr.
15th 12% 87% Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick
16th 44% 54% John Dingell

By county[]

County Albert Arnold Gore jr.

Democratic

George Walker Bush

Republican

Various candidates

Others parties

Total votes[1]
% # % # % #
Alcona 44.96% 2,696 52.56% 3,152 02.48% 149 5,997
Alger 47.43% 2,071 49.06% 2,142 03.50% 153 4,366
Allegan 34.52% 15,495 62.81% 28,197 02.67% 1,199 44,891
Alpena 49.91% 7,053 47.90% 6,769 02.19% 310 14,132
Antrim 37.62% 4,329 58.92% 6,780 03.46% 398 11,507
Arenac 50.71% 3,685 47.08% 3,421 02.22% 161 7,267
Baraga 41.26% 1,400 54.11% 1,836 04.63% 157 3,393
Barry 37.22% 9,769 59.88% 15,716 02.89% 759 26,244
Bay 54.71% 28,251 42.90% 22,150 02.39% 1,235 51,636
Benzie 43.93% 3,546 51.68% 4,172 04.39% 354 8,072
Berrien 43.15% 28,152 54.70% 35,689 02.15% 1,400 65,241
Branch 42.39% 6,691 55.40% 8,743 02.21% 349 15,783
Calhoun 49.59% 27,312 47.73% 26,291 02.68% 1,477 55,080
Cass 44.43% 8,808 53.19% 10,545 02.38% 472 19,825
Charlevoix 39.71% 4,958 56.20% 7,018 04.09% 511 12,487
Cheboygan 43.47% 5,484 54.01% 6,815 02.52% 318 12,617
Chippewa 44.38% 6,370 52.43% 7,526 03.19% 458 14,354
Clare 49.87% 6,287 47.09% 5,937 03.04% 383 12,607
Clinton 41.60% 13,394 56.07% 18,054 02.33% 751 32,199
Crawford 43.84% 2,790 52.56% 3,345 03.60% 229 6,364
Delta 46.03% 7,970 51.23% 8,871 02.74% 475 17,316
Dickinson 43.12% 5,533 54.02% 6,932 02.86% 367 12,832
Eaton 47.11% 23,211 50.34% 24,803 02.55% 1,258 49,272
Emmet 37.05% 5,451 58.47% 8,602 04.47% 658 14,711
Genesee 62.78% 119,833 34.92% 66,641 02.30% 4,391 190,865
Gladwin 47.92% 5,573 49.39% 5,743 02.69% 313 11,629
Gogebic 48.76% 4,066 47.12% 3,929 04.13% 344 8,339
Grand Traverse 37.59% 14,371 58.48% 22,358 03.92% 1,500 38,229
Gratiot 43.07% 6,538 54.76% 8,312 02.17% 329 15,179
Hillsdale 37.17% 6,495 60.00% 10,483 02.83% 495 17,473
Houghton 40.01% 5,688 55.54% 7,895 04.45% 633 14,216
Huron 42.86% 6,899 55.37% 8,911 01.77% 285 16,095
Ingham 57.41% 69,231 39.23% 47,314 03.36% 4,050 120,595
Ionia 39.55% 9,481 58.05% 13,915 02.39% 574 23,970
Iosco 49.20% 6,505 47.99% 6,345 02.81% 372 13,222
Iron 48.71% 3,014 47.95% 2,967 03.35% 207 6,188
Isabella 48.55% 10,228 47.71% 10,053 03.74% 788 21,069
Jackson 45.46% 28,160 51.76% 32,066 02.78% 1,720 61,946
Kalamazoo 48.49% 48,807 47.94% 48,254 03.57% 3,595 100,656
Kalkaska 40.50% 2,774 56.10% 3,842 03.40% 233 6,849
Kent 38.13% 95,442 59.37% 148,602 02.51% 6,274 250,318
Keweenaw 40.21% 540 55.10% 740 04.69% 63 1,343
Lake 55.06% 2,584 41.79% 1,961 03.15% 148 4,693
Lapeer 42.30% 15,749 54.66% 20,351 03.05% 1,134 37,234
Leelanau 38.60% 4,635 56.96% 6,840 04.45% 534 12,009
Lenawee 45.81% 18,365 51.58% 20,681 02.61% 1,047 40,093
Livingston 38.13% 28,780 59.14% 44,637 02.73% 2,058 75,475
Luce 37.70% 956 58.36% 1,480 03.94% 100 2,536
Mackinac 42.43% 2,533 54.81% 3,272 02.76% 165 5,970
Macomb 49.96% 172,625 47.54% 164,265 02.51% 8,669 345,559
Manistee 49.34% 5,639 47.26% 5,401 03.40% 388 11,428
Marquette 53.13% 15,503 43.10% 12,577 03.77% 1,099 29,179
Mason 42.86% 5,579 54.29% 7,066 02.85% 371 13,016
Mecosta 42.70% 6,300 54.71% 8,072 02.59% 382 14,754
Menominee 44.06% 4,597 52.99% 5,529 02.95% 308 10,434
Midland 41.04% 15,959 56.28% 21,887 02.68% 1,042 38,888
Missaukee 31.74% 2,062 65.79% 4,274 02.46% 160 6,496
Monroe 51.06% 31,555 46.83% 28,940 02.10% 1,300 61,795
Montcalm 42.03% 9,627 55.43% 12,696 02.54% 581 22,904
Montmorency 42.70% 2,139 54.90% 2,750 02.40% 120 5,009
Muskegon 54.66% 37,865 43.35% 30,028 01.99% 1,377 69,270
Newaygo 39.25% 7,677 58.29% 11,399 02.46% 481 19,557
Oakland 49.31% 281,201 48.10% 274,319 02.59% 14,745 570,265
Oceana 42.68% 4,597 54.89% 5,913 02.43% 262 10,772
Ogemaw 49.68% 4,896 47.75% 4,706 02.57% 253 9,855
Ontonagon 36.47% 1,514 59.55% 2,472 03.97% 165 4,151
Osceola 40.34% 4,006 57.20% 5,680 02.46% 244 9,930
Oscoda 42.01% 1,677 55.29% 2,207 02.71% 108 3,992
Otsego 38.40% 4,034 58.14% 6,108 03.46% 363 10,505
Ottawa 26.76% 29,600 71.16% 78,703 02.08% 2,296 110,599
Presque Isle 45.79% 3,242 51.69% 3,660 02.51% 178 7,080
Roscommon 49.76% 6,433 47.88% 6,190 02.36% 305 12,928
Saginaw 54.21% 50,825 43.89% 41,152 01.90% 1,779 93,756
St. Clair 48.17% 33,002 49.00% 33,571 02.84% 1,943 68,516
St. Joseph 38.93% 8,574 58.60% 12,906 02.47% 544 22,024
Sanilac 38.53% 7,153 59.06% 10,966 02.41% 447 18,566
Schoolcraft 48.50% 2,036 49.74% 2,088 01.76% 74 4,198
Shiawassee 48.17% 15,520 49.09% 15,816 02.74% 882 32,218
Tuscola 43.99% 10,845 53.60% 13,213 02.41% 594 24,652
Van Buren 46.79% 13,796 50.17% 14,792 03.03% 894 29,482
Washtenaw 59.78% 86,647 36.19% 52,459 04.03% 5,834 144,940
Wayne 69.03% 530,414 29.02% 223,021 01.95% 14,982 768,627
Wexford 41.03% 5,326 55.58% 7,215 03.40% 441 12,982

Electors[]

Main article: List of 2000 United States presidential electors

Technically the voters of Michigan cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. For this election, Michigan was allocated 18 electors because it had 16 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 18 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 18 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[5] 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:[6]

  • Lana Boldi
  • John Cherry
  • Patty Fedewa
  • Sigrid L. Grace
  • Dona Jean Graham
  • Freman Hendrix
  • Jeff Jenks
  • John Kelly
  • Don Oetman
  • Ken Oke
  • Charles Prather
  • Jim Ramey
  • Iris K. Salters
  • Judith L. Strong
  • David P. Taylor
  • Juli Trudell
  • Mary Warner
  • Marie Weigold

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c "Election Precinct Results Search". Michigan.gov. State of Michigan. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  2. ^ "General Election Voter Registration / Turnout Statistics" (PDF). Michigan.gov. Michigan Board of Elections. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
  4. ^ https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=26&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1
  5. ^ "2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events".
  6. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-02-12. Retrieved 2009-10-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
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