2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia
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The 2000 United States presidential election in the District of Columbia took place on November 7, 2000 as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
District of Columbia voted by an extremely large margin in favor of the Democratic candidate Al Gore with 85.16% of the vote. Bush got 8.95% with 18,073 votes compared to Nader who got 5.24% with 10,576 votes.[1] A total of 44% of the population came out to vote.[2] The District of Columbia has never voted for a Republican. One elector abstained.
Election results[]
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Votes | Percentage | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Al Gore | Joe Lieberman | 171,923 | 85.16% | 2 | |
| Republican | George W. Bush | Dick Cheney | 18,073 | 8.95% | 0 | |
| Green | Ralph Nader | Winona LaDuke | 10,576 | 5.24% | 0 | |
| Libertarian | Harry Browne | Art Oliver | 669 | 0.33% | 0 | |
| Others | Others | Others | 653 | 0.32% | 0 | |
| Totals | 201,894 | 100.00% | 2[b] | |||
| Voter turnout | 44% | — | ||||
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Footnotes[]
- ^ An elector abstained from casting a vote for president or vice president
- ^ Electors were elected to all 3 of the District of Columbia's apportioned positions; however, one elector pledged to the Gore/Lieberman ticket abstained from casting a vote for President or Vice President, bringing the total number of electoral votes cast to 2.
References[]
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org.
- ^ "District of Columbia Board of Elections - Official Site". dcboe.org.
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