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 United States presidential election, presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 7, 2000. Republican Party (United States), Republican candidate George W. Bush, the gover ...
. 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
King County is located in the U.S. state of Washington. The population was 2,269,675 in the 2020 census, making it the most populous county in Washington, and the 13th-most populous in the United States. The county seat is Seattle, also the st ...
, also the largest populated county, which he won with 60% of the vote. , this is the last election in which
Whatcom County
Whatcom County is a county located in the northwestern corner of the U.S. state of Washington, bordered by the Canadian Lower Mainland (the Metro Vancouver and Fraser Valley Regional Districts of British Columbia) to the north, Okanogan Cou ...
voted for the Republican candidate.
Results
By county
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
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Asotin
Asotin is the county seat of the county of the same name, in the state of Washington, United States. The population of the city was 1,251 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Lewiston, ID-WA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
History
The name ...
(Largest city:
Clarkston)
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Clallam
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(Largest city:
Port Angeles
Port Angeles ( ) is a city and county seat of Clallam County, Washington, United States. With a population of 19,960 as of the 2020 census, it is the largest city in the county. The population was estimated at 20,134 in 2021.
The city's har ...
)
*
Clark
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(Largest city:
Vancouver
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)
*
Ferry
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(Largest city:
Republic
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)
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Klickitat (Largest city:
Goldendale)
*
Pend Oreille (Largest city:
Newport)
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Skagit (Largest city:
Mount Vernon
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)
*
Skamania (Largest city:
Carson
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)
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Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Ca ...
(Largest city:
Spokane
Spokane ( ) is the largest city and county seat of Spokane County, Washington, United States. It is in eastern Washington, along the Spokane River, adjacent to the Selkirk Mountains, and west of the Rocky Mountain foothills, south of the Ca ...
)
*
Wahkiakum (Largest city:
Puget Island
Puget Island is a 7.5 sq mi(4,785 acre; 19.365 km) island and Census-designated place (CDP) in the Columbia River in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States. The Julia Butler Hansen Bridge (built in 1938) carries State Route 409 acros ...
)
*
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
Debbie E. Regala (born April 27, 1945) is an American politician who served as a member of the Washington State Legislature from 1995 to 2013.
Early life and education
Regala was born in Tacoma, Washington. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree ...
*Vic Battson
*Carl Schwartz
*Nancy McGinnis
*Jim Frush
*Charlotte Coker
See also
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United States presidential elections in Washington (state)
Following is a table of United States presidential elections in Washington, ordered by year. Since its admission to statehood in 1889, Washington
Washington commonly refers to:
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*
Presidency of George W. Bush
George W. Bush's tenure as the 43rd president of the United States began with his first inauguration on January 20, 2001, and ended on January 20, 2009. Bush, a Republican from Texas, took office following a narrow victory over Democratic i ...
References
External links
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