The 2000 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the
2000 United States presidential election
The 2000 United States presidential election was the 54th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican candidate George W. Bush, the governor of Texas and eldest son of the 41st president, George H. W. Bush ...
. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president
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and
vice president
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.
The State of
Washington
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was considered a competitive
swing state
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in 2000, and both campaigns sent advertisements into the state. On election day, Gore won the state with a margin of 5.6%. Gore's best performance in the state was in
King County
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, also the largest populated county, which he won with 60% of the vote. , this is the last election in which
Whatcom County
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voted for the Republican candidate.
Results
By county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
*
Asotin (Largest city:
Clarkston)
*
Clallam (Largest city:
Port Angeles
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)
*
Clark
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(Largest city:
Vancouver
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)
*
Ferry
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(Largest city:
Republic
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)
*
Klickitat (Largest city:
Goldendale)
*
Pend Oreille (Largest city:
Newport)
*
Skagit (Largest city:
Mount Vernon
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)
*
Skamania (Largest city:
Carson)
*
Spokane
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(Largest city:
Spokane
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)
*
Wahkiakum (Largest city:
Puget Island
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)
*
Whatcom (Largest city:
Bellingham)
*
Whitman (Largest city:
Pullman)
By congressional district
Gore won 6 of 9 congressional districts. Both candidates won a district held by the other party.
Electors
*Rachel Lake
*Debbie Aldrich
*Paul Steinberg
*Carol Sue Perkins
*Tim Hattenburg
*
Debbie Regala
*Vic Battson
*Carl Schwartz
*Nancy McGinnis
*Jim Frush
*Charlotte Coker
See also
*
United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
*
Presidency of George W. Bush
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:United States Presidential Election In Washington, 2000
2000 United States presidential election by state, Washington
2000 Washington (state) elections
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