Election in West Virginia
Main article: 2000 United States presidential election
2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Nominee
George W. Bush
Al Gore
Party
Republican
Democratic
Home state
Texas
Tennessee
Running mate
Dick Cheney
Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote
5
0
Popular vote
336,475
295,497
Percentage
51.92%
45.59%
County Results
Bush
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
Gore
40-50%
50-60%
60-70%
President before election
Bill Clinton
Democratic
Elected President
George W. Bush
Republican
The 2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 7, 2000 as part of the 2000 United States presidential election . Voters chose 5 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .
West Virginia gave its 5 electoral votes to the Republican nominee, Governor of Texas George W. Bush , marking the first time a Republican carried the state since Ronald Reagan in 1984 , and only the fourth time since 1932 . While West Virginia was traditionally a Democratic stronghold, Gore was seen as an environmental extremist due to the large coal industry in the state.[1] This election marked the beginning of a political realignment in West Virginia toward the Republican Party; the Mountain State would become the only state to vote against George H. W. Bush twice and for George W. Bush twice. As of the 2020 presidential election , this is the last election in which the Democratic candidate won Kanawha County , Harrison County , Lincoln County , and Wyoming County . This was the first time since 1928 that a non-incumbent Republican won West Virginia, and was only the fourth time since that election where a Democrat lost the state. It would also be the last time any candidate won the state by a single-digit margin, and the last time the state would vote to the left of neighboring Virginia . Bush’s victory in West Virginia also turned out to be decisive, as Gore would have won the presidency had he carried it.
As of 2020, this is the last presidential election in which a Democrat won any congressional district in the state and the last time the state was won by single digits.
This is the last time West Virginia voted to the left of neighboring Virginia , as well as North Carolina and Colorado .
Primaries [ ]
Results [ ]
2000 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Swing
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
George W. Bush of Texas
Dick Cheney of Wyoming
336,475
51.92%
5
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15.16%
Democratic
Al Gore of Tennessee
Joe Lieberman of Connecticut
295,497
45.59%
0
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5.92%
Green
Ralph Nader of Connecticut
Winona LaDuke of Minnesota
10,680
1.65%
0
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1.65%
Reform
Pat Buchanan of Virginia
Ezola B. Foster of California
3,169
0.49%
0
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10.77%
Libertarian
Harry Browne of Tennessee
Art Olivier of California
1,912
0.30%
0
{{{evprct}}}
0.18%
Constitution
Howard Phillips of Virginia
Darrell Castle of Tennessee
23
0.00%
0
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Natural Law
John Hagelin of Iowa
Nat Goldhaber of California
367
0.06%
0
{{{evprct}}}
0.06%
Write-in
Various of Various
Various of Various
1
0.00%
0
{{{evprct}}}
Total
648,124
100.00%
5
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By congressional district [ ]
Bush won two of the three congressional districts.[2]
District
Bush
Gore
Representative
1st
54%
43%
Alan Mollohan
2nd
54%
44%
Bob Wise
Shelley Moore Capito
3rd
47%
51%
Nick Rahall
By county [ ]
Barbour
41.37%
2,503
56.37%
3,411
2.26%
137
6,051
Berkeley
38.23%
8,797
59.19%
13,619
2.58%
594
23,010
Boone
61.88%
5,656
36.68%
3,353
1.44%
132
9,141
Braxton
51.03%
2,719
47.47%
2,529
1.50%
80
5,328
Brooke
49.74%
4,678
44.60%
4,195
5.66%
532
9,405
Cabell
46.24%
14,896
51.03%
16,440
2.73%
880
32,216
Calhoun
42.52%
1,112
54.49%
1,425
2.98%
78
2,615
Clay
45.14%
1,617
52.68%
1,887
2.18%
78
3,582
Doddridge
27.45%
773
69.42%
1,955
3.13%
88
2,816
Fayette
57.26%
8,371
40.34%
5,897
2.40%
351
14,619
Gilmer
39.85%
1,092
56.93%
1,560
3.21%
88
2,740
Grant
19.65%
891
78.76%
3,571
1.59%
72
4,534
Greenbrier
43.93%
5,627
53.61%
6,866
2.46%
315
12,808
Hampshire
33.93%
2,069
63.62%
3,879
2.44%
149
6,097
Hancock
46.39%
6,249
47.94%
6,458
5.68%
765
13,472
Hardy
35.91%
1,621
62.38%
2,816
1.71%
77
4,514
Harrison
48.95%
13,009
48.72%
12,948
2.34%
621
26,578
Jackson
42.86%
4,937
55.05%
6,341
2.08%
240
11,518
Jefferson
47.71%
6,860
49.00%
7,045
3.29%
473
14,378
Kanawha
50.25%
38,524
48.01%
36,809
1.74%
1,337
76,670
Lewis
38.39%
2,355
58.79%
3,606
2.82%
173
6,134
Lincoln
52.77%
3,939
45.40%
3,389
1.82%
136
7,464
Logan
61.83%
8,927
36.94%
5,334
1.23%
178
14,439
Marion
53.84%
12,315
43.60%
9,972
2.56%
586
22,873
Marshall
44.45%
6,000
50.81%
6,859
4.73%
639
13,498
Mason
44.22%
4,963
53.21%
5,972
2.57%
288
11,223
McDowell
66.34%
4,845
32.15%
2,348
1.51%
110
7,303
Mercer
44.22%
8,347
54.07%
10,206
1.71%
322
18,875
Mineral
34.15%
3,341
63.18%
6,180
2.67%
261
9,782
Mingo
60.23%
6,049
38.49%
3,866
1.27%
128
10,043
Monongalia
46.05%
12,603
49.68%
13,595
4.27%
1,169
27,367
Monroe
40.75%
2,094
57.21%
2,940
2.04%
105
5,139
Morgan
33.59%
1,939
63.05%
3,639
3.36%
194
5,772
Nicholas
47.31%
4,059
50.81%
4,359
1.88%
161
8,579
Ohio
42.60%
7,653
53.48%
9,607
3.92%
704
17,964
Pendleton
36.39%
1,172
61.97%
1,996
1.65%
53
3,221
Pleasants
39.50%
1,267
58.73%
1,884
1.78%
57
3,208
Pocahontas
40.15%
1,392
56.82%
1,970
3.03%
105
3,467
Preston
33.67%
3,515
63.29%
6,607
3.04%
317
10,439
Putnam
38.63%
7,891
59.60%
12,173
1.77%
362
20,426
Raleigh
45.91%
11,047
52.31%
12,587
1.77%
427
24,061
Randolph
42.21%
4,028
55.00%
5,248
2.79%
266
9,542
Ritchie
26.86%
1,024
71.27%
2,717
1.86%
71
3,812
Roane
41.46%
2,332
56.39%
3,172
2.15%
121
5,625
Summers
48.78%
2,299
48.89%
2,304
2.33%
110
4,713
Taylor
43.29%
2,473
54.69%
3,124
2.01%
115
5,712
Tucker
39.42%
1,319
57.83%
1,935
2.75%
92
3,346
Tyler
30.91%
1,214
65.73%
2,582
3.36%
132
3,928
Upshur
34.10%
2,770
63.58%
5,165
2.31%
188
8,123
Wayne
48.89%
7,940
49.21%
7,993
1.90%
308
16,241
Webster
53.33%
1,764
44.86%
1,484
1.81%
60
3,308
Wetzel
45.31%
2,849
51.51%
3,239
3.18%
200
6,288
Wirt
34.34%
818
63.73%
1,518
1.93%
46
2,382
Wood
37.40%
12,664
60.34%
20,428
2.26%
765
33,857
Wyoming
54.44%
4,289
44.08%
3,473
1.47%
116
7,878
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