2000 United States presidential election in Alabama

The 2000 United States presidential election in Alabama took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 9 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

2000 United States presidential election in Alabama

November 7, 2000
 
Nominee George W. Bush Al Gore
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Texas Tennessee
Running mate Dick Cheney Joe Lieberman
Electoral vote 9 0
Popular vote 944,409 695,602
Percentage 56.47% 41.59%

County Results

President before election

Bill Clinton
Democratic

Elected President

George W. Bush
Republican

Alabama was won by Republican Governor George W. Bush with a 14.88% margin of victory. He won the majority of counties and congressional districts in the state. Vice President Al Gore, the Democratic Party candidate, remains the last candidate of his party to win Choctaw, Colbert, Lawrence, and Jackson counties in a presidential election.

As of the 2020 presidential election, this is the last time a Democrat won over 40 percent of the vote as a presidential candidate, as well as the last time the Republican nominee won less than 60 percent of the vote. It is also the last time that Alabama voted to the left of neighboring Mississippi.

Results

2000 United States presidential election in Alabama[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican George W. Bush 944,409 56.47% 9
Democratic Al Gore 695,602 41.59% 0
Independent Ralph Nader 18,349 1.10% 0
Independent Patrick Buchanan 6,364 0.38% 0
Independent Harry Browne 5,902 0.35% 0
Independent Howard Phillips 777 0.05% 0
Independent Write Ins 701 0.04% 0
Independent John Hagelin 447 0.03% 0
Totals 1,672,551 100.00% 9
Voter turnout (Voting Age population) 50%

Results breakdown

By county

[2]

CountyTotalGore#Gore%Bush#Bush%Browne#Browne%Buchanan#Buchanan%Hagelin#Hagelin%Nader#Nader%Phillips#Phillips%Write-ins#Write-ins%
Autauga17,2084,94228.72%11,99369.69%510.30%430.25%50.03%1600.93%90.05%50.03%
Baldwin56,48013,99724.78%40,87272.37%2260.40%2870.51%140.02%1,0331.83%230.04%280.05%
Barbour4,1162,19753.38%1,86045.19%180.44%140.34%20.05%200.49%40.10%10.02%
Bibb7,1012,71038.16%4,27360.17%200.28%360.51%10.01%520.73%90.13%00.00%
Blount17,9734,97727.69%12,66770.48%510.28%1040.58%50.03%1540.86%100.06%50.03%
Bullock4,9043,39569.23%1,43329.22%340.69%80.16%40.08%240.49%50.10%10.02%
Butler7,8033,60646.21%4,12752.89%190.24%90.12%--360.46%30.04%30.04%
Calhoun38,90915,78140.56%22,30657.33%1490.38%1530.39%130.03%4811.24%180.05%80.02%
Chambers11,8345,61647.46%6,03751.01%380.32%350.30%50.04%950.80%50.04%30.03%
Cherokee7,8233,49744.70%4,15453.10%270.35%580.74%50.06%770.98%30.04%20.03%
Chilton15,0924,80631.84%10,06666.70%530.35%700.46%10.01%920.61%10.01%30.02%
Choctaw7,3743,70750.27%3,60048.82%80.10%170.23%20.03%330.45%30.04%40.05%
Clarke10,7524,67943.52%5,98855.69%160.15%280.26%20.02%330.31%40.04%20.02%
Clay5,8832,04534.76%3,71963.22%320.54%300.51%10.02%520.88%40.07%00.00%
Cleburne5,0921,66432.68%3,33365.46%210.41%320.63%--390.77%--30.06%
Coffee15,4345,22033.82%9,93864.39%400.26%610.40%10.01%1551.00%170.11%20.01%
Colbert21,53210,54348.96%10,51848.85%380.18%2010.93%40.02%2080.97%90.04%110.05%
Conecuh5,5512,78350.14%2,69948.62%60.11%210.38%30.05%350.63%20.04%20.04%
Coosa4,5672,10446.07%2,38252.16%230.50%130.29%40.09%340.74%60.13%10.02%
Covington13,6134,44032.62%8,96165.83%320.24%420.31%30.02%1230.90%90.07%30.02%
Crenshaw4,7951,93440.33%2,79358.25%90.19%160.33%--400.83%20.04%10.02%
Cullman29,5259,75833.05%19,15764.88%590.20%2160.73%50.02%2820.96%310.10%170.06%
Dale15,8064,90631.04%10,59367.02%270.17%560.35%40.03%1881.19%260.16%60.04%
Dallas18,46410,96759.40%7,36039.86%380.21%190.10%40.02%630.34%100.05%30.02%
DeKalb20,2857,05634.78%12,82763.23%1240.61%880.43%20.01%1750.86%90.04%40.02%
Elmore23,8046,65227.94%16,77770.48%870.37%530.22%80.03%2120.89%40.02%110.05%
Escambia11,6604,52338.79%6,97559.82%130.11%570.49%30.03%780.67%70.06%40.03%
Etowah39,34817,43344.30%21,08753.59%1170.30%2390.61%60.02%4351.11%170.04%140.04%
Fayette7,8083,06439.24%4,58258.68%210.27%680.87%--600.77%80.10%50.06%
Franklin11,1034,79343.17%6,11955.11%170.15%850.77%50.05%720.65%50.05%70.06%
Geneva9,5592,76928.97%6,58868.92%380.40%460.48%20.02%971.01%160.17%30.03%
Greene4,3963,50479.71%85019.34%80.18%30.07%20.05%240.55%40.09%10.02%
Hale7,7314,65260.17%2,98438.60%170.22%250.32%50.06%430.56%40.05%10.01%
Henry6,9322,78240.13%4,05458.48%180.26%180.26%40.06%480.69%40.06%40.06%
Houston32,0579,41229.36%22,15069.10%880.27%1210.38%70.02%2570.80%90.03%130.04%
Jackson17,9069,06650.63%8,47547.33%480.27%1180.66%60.03%1841.03%50.03%40.02%
Jefferson273,763129,88947.45%138,49150.59%9870.36%6700.24%810.03%3,3931.24%920.03%1600.06%
Lamar7,2492,65336.60%4,47061.66%60.08%500.69%10.01%570.79%60.08%60.08%
Lauderdale32,13713,87543.17%17,47854.39%780.24%2960.92%100.03%3541.10%230.07%230.07%
Lawrence12,1856,29651.67%5,67146.54%220.18%1110.91%40.03%630.52%110.09%70.06%
Lee38,26414,57438.09%22,43358.63%2330.61%680.18%110.03%8952.34%170.04%330.09%
Limestone23,6348,99238.05%14,20460.10%780.33%1730.58%60.03%1930.82%130.06%110.05%
Lowndes6,2434,55772.99%1,63826.24%110.18%110.18%40.06%180.29%30.05%10.02%
Macon8,8317,66586.80%1,09112.35%200.23%100.11%60.07%310.35%60.07%20.02%
Madison113,31848,19942.53%62,15154.85%5670.50%3220.28%470.04%1,8851.66%650.06%820.07%
Marengo9,6084,84150.39%4,69048.81%120.12%190.20%20.02%400.42%40.04%--
Marion11,7564,60039.13%6,91058.78%250.21%770.65%70.06%1251.06%70.06%50.04%
Marshall27,98910,38137.09%17,08461.04%820.29%1570.56%90.03%2560.91%100.04%100.04%
Mobile139,74558,64041.96%78,16255.93%7270.52%5320.38%260.02%1,5851.13%300.02%430.03%
Monroe8,9513,74141.79%5,15357.57%110.12%190.21%--250.28%--20.02%
Montgomery80,32840,37150.26%38,82748.34%2930.36%1130.14%170.02%6770.84%100.01%200.02%
Morgan42,68116,06037.63%25,77460.39%1180.28%2140.50%60.01%4501.05%310.07%280.07%
Perry5,7874,02069.47%1,73229.93%70.12%70.12%20.03%180.32%10.02%--
Pickens8,5404,14348.51%4,30650.42%200.23%230.27%10.01%390.46%40.05%40.05%
Pike10,5444,35741.32%6,05857.45%270.26%170.16%30.03%750.71%40.04%30.03%
Randolph7,9193,09439.07%4,66658.92%390.49%480.61%40.05%600.76%80.10%--
Russell14,7758,39656.83%6,19841.95%300.20%310.21%40.03%1090.74%30.02%40.03%
Shelby62,12813,18321.22%47,65176.70%2810.45%1230.20%130.02%8121.31%390.06%260.04%
St. Clair24,0906,48526.92%17,11771.05%870.36%1440.60%50.02%2210.92%210.09%100.04%
Sumter6,0884,41572.52%1,62926.76%100.16%70.11%--200.33%50.08%20.03%
Talladega25,45111,26444.26%13,80754.25%750.30%1070.42%20.01%1840.72%70.03%50.02%
Tallapoosa16,2536,18338.04%9,80560.33%470.29%440.27%110.07%1530.94%40.02%60.04%
Tuscaloosa60,11424,61440.95%34,00356.56%2510.42%1930.32%180.03%1,0071.68%280.05%00.00%
Walker25,64111,62145.32%13,48652.60%700.27%1770.46%50.02%2641.03%80.03%100.04%
Washington7,5963,38644.58%4,11754.20%220.29%390.51%20.03%260.34%30.04%10.01%
Wilcox5,1263,44467.19%1,66132.40%40.08%40.08%--60.12%20.04%50.10%
Winston9,3182,69228.89%6,41368.82%220.24%910.98%20.02%880.94%50.05%50.05%

By congressional district

Bush won 6 of 7 congressional districts[3]

District Bush Gore Representative
1st 60% 38% Sonny Callahan
2nd 63% 36% Terry Everett
3rd 57% 41% Bob Riley
4th 59% 39% Robert Aderholt
5th 55% 43% Bud Cramer
6th 70% 28% Spencer Bachus
7th 25% 74% Earl Hilliard

Electors

Technically the voters of Alabama cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Alabama is allocated 9 electors because it has 7 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 9 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the majority of votes in the state is awarded all 9 electoral votes. Their chosen electors then vote for president and vice president. Although electors are pledged to their candidate and running mate, they are not obligated to vote for them. An elector who votes for someone other than his or her candidate is known as a faithless elector.

The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 2000,[4] to cast their votes for president and vice president. The Electoral College itself never meets as one body. Instead the electors from each state and the District of Columbia met in their respective capitols.

The following were the members of the Electoral College from the state. All were pledged to and voted for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:[5]

  1. Glen Dunlap
  2. Bob Fincher
  3. Homer Jackson
  4. Jerry Lathan
  5. Elaine Little
  6. Melba Peters
  7. Martha Stokes
  8. Jean Sullivan
  9. Edgar Welden

See also

References

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