2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Turnout61.4%[1] Decrease 3.4 pp
  Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994.jpg GeorgeWBush.jpg Ralph Nader headshot.jpg
Nominee Al Gore George W. Bush Ralph Nader
Party Democratic Republican Green
Home state Tennessee Texas Connecticut
Running mate Joe Lieberman Dick Cheney Winona LaDuke
Electoral vote 4 0 0
Popular vote 249,508 130,555 25,052
Percentage 60.99% 31.91% 6.12%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 2000.svg
County Results
Gore
  50-60%
  60-70%


Rhode Island Presidential Election Municipality Results 2000.svg
Municipality Results

The 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island voted for the Democratic Party's candidate, then Vice President Al Gore of Tennessee, over the Republican Party's candidate, Governor George W. Bush of Texas. Gore ran with Senator Joe Lieberman of Connecticut as his running mate, while Bush ran with former Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney as his running mate.

Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic ("blue") states in the country. This state was Democrat Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, where he won with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all five of the Ocean State's counties and won all but two townships.

Ralph Nader, running a high-profile campaign on behalf of the Green Party with Winona LaDuke as his running mate, took 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election after Alaska, Vermont and neighboring Massachusetts.[2][3]

Primaries[]

Democratic Primary (March 7)[]

Al Gore won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.

Al Gore Bill Bradley other
26,801 19,000 1,043
57% 41% 2%

Republican Primary (March 7)[]

This primary was one of the very few states Senator John McCain won in the 2000 Republican primaries against George W. Bush. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.

John McCain George W. Bush others
21,754 13,170 1,196
60% 36% 4%

General Election Results by County[]

County Al Gore George W. Bush Others
Providence 65.26% 142,469 28.12% 61,378 6.62% 14,461
Bristol 57.68% 13,424 35.99% 8,375 6.33% 1,473
Newport 54.94% 20,790 37.68% 14,258 7.38% 2,790
Washington 52.58% 29,560 37.80% 21,253 9.62% 5,411
Kent 58.89% 43,265 34.42% 25,291 6.69% 4,914

By congressional district[]

Gore won both congressional districts.

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 31% 63% Patrick J. Kennedy
2nd 33% 60% Robert Weygand
James Langevin

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ This figure is calculated by dividing the total number of votes cast in 2000 (412,074) by an estimate of the number of registered voters in Rhode Island in 2000 (671,612). See "Presidential Turnout History" (PDF). Rhode Island Board of Elections. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  2. ^ "2000 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  3. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections".
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