The 2000 United States presidential election in Wyoming took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the

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. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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Wyoming Wyoming () is a U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the south ...

was won by incumbent

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by a massive 40.06% margin of victory, and his 67.76% of the popular vote made the state his strongest victory in the 2000 election. He was accompanied on the Republican ticket by vice presidential nominee

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, formerly a member of the

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from Wyoming's at-large district. , this is the last time a Republican won Teton County, and thus is also the last time a nominee of any party carried every county in the state, even though subsequent Republican nominees such as

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have exceeded Bush's share of the overall vote in Wyoming.

Results

By county

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

* Albany (Largest city: Laramie) * Sweetwater (Largest city: Rock Springs) * Teton (Largest city:

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)

By congressional district

Due to the state's low population, only one congressional district is allocated. This district, called the At-Large district, because it covers the entire state, and thus is equivalent to the statewide election results.

Electors

The electors of each state and the

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met on December 18, 2000 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 Bush and Dick Cheney: #Judy Catchpole #Gale Geringer #John Patton

References

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