The 2000 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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 four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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voted for the

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's candidate, then Vice President

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, over the Republican Party's candidate,

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. Gore ran with

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as his running mate, while Bush ran with former

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as his running mate. Rhode Island is one of the most reliably Democratic states in the country. This state was Democrat Al Gore's best performance in the 2000 presidential election, where he won with over 60% of the vote. Gore won all five of the Ocean State's counties and won all but two townships.

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, running a high-profile campaign on behalf of the

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with

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as his running mate, took 6.12% of the popular vote in the state, making Rhode Island his fourth best showing in the 2000 election after

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and neighboring

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Primaries

Democratic Primary (March 7)

won the primary from Rhode Island and won every county except Bristol County and Washington County. The state was worth 32 delegates.

Republican Primary (March 7)

This primary was one of the very few states Senator

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won in the 2000 Republican primaries against

. He won every single county, town, and city in the state. He also won all of the state's 14 delegates.

Results

By county

By congressional district

Gore won both congressional districts.

References

{{State results of the 2000 U.S. presidential election

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2000 Rhode Island elections