The 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary took place on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after

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in the Democratic Party primaries for the 2000 presidential election, following the

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the weekend before. The

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primary was an

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, with the state awarding 81 delegates towards the

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, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Vice president Al Gore easily decided the primary in his home state, winning 92.1% of the vote and all 68 delegates. Senator

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took only 5.3% of the vote and earned 0 delegates, while

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only got 0.5% of the vote.

Procedure

Tennessee was one of six states which held primaries on March 14, 2000, alongside

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, Oklahoma, and

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after

the week before. Voting was expected to take place throughout the state from 7:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. in the parts of the state in the

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, and from 8:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. in parts of the state in the

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. In the open primary, candidates had to meet a threshold of 15 percent at the congressional district or statewide level in order to be considered viable. The 68 pledged delegates to the

were allocated proportionally on the basis of the results of the primary. Of these, between 3 and 7 were allocated to each of the state's 9 congressional districts and another 9 were allocated to party leaders and elected officials (PLEO delegates), in addition to 15 at-large delegates. Afterwards, the state executive committee convened to vote on the 15 at-large and 9 pledged PLEO delegates for the Democratic National Convention. The delegation also included 12 unpledged PLEO delegates: 7 members of the

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, 4 representatives from Congress (

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, John Tanner, and

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), 1 distinguished party leader, that being Vice president Al Gore himself, and 1 add-on.

Candidates

The following candidates appeared on the ballot: * Al Gore *

Withdrawn *

There was also an Uncommitted option.

Results

References

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Procedure

Candidates

Results

See also

References