2000 United States presidential election in New Mexico

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in New Mexico New Mexico presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in New Mexico 1996 2004 United States presidential election in New Mexico 2004 November 7, 2000 x200px Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 5 286,783 47.91% GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 0 286,417 47.85% 265px County results 265px Precinct results 265px Gore #D3E7FF 30-40% #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% #800000 90–100% No data #808080 President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in New Mexico took place on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose five electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. New Mexico was won by Vice President Al Gore by a 0.06 percent margin. It was the closest state in the entire presidential election by raw vote margin (366 votes), which was even closer than Florida. News outlets called New Mexico for Gore at approximately 10:21 p.m. (EST),http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/ElectionNight/pe2000elecnighttime.php 2000 Events Timeline - Election Night Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2012-01-11 but later retracted the call when it was determined to be too close to call.http://uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php 2000 Events Timeline - Post-Election Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2012-01-11 Gore was not declared the winner of the state until November 17.Gore Finally Wins in New Mexico http://www.newspaperarchive.com/SiteMap/FreePdfPreview.aspx?img=108529621 Yahoo.com Chaka Ferguson AP 2000-11-18 2012-01-11http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=F0A65D8BAA471E99ECB6C44A53AA3DBB?diaryId=4161 Presidential Results by Congressional District, 2000-2008 2012-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20150924112345/http://www.swingstateproject.com/showDiary.do;jsessionid=F0A65D8BAA471E99ECB6C44A53AA3DBB?diaryId=4161 2015-09-24 deadhttp://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=35&f=1&off=0&elect=0 2000 Presidential General Election Results - New Mexico Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections 2012-01-11 This would be the first election in which New Mexico did not vote for the winning candidate since 1976 and the first time since its statehood in 1912 that it voted for a different candidate than Nevada, although New Mexico did vote for the popular vote winner in this election. As of 2024, this is the last time that New Mexico voted more Republican than the nation as a whole or that it voted differently than neighboring Colorado. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying the state of New Mexico since its statehood, as well as the first to win without Bernalillo County. This also marked the first of only three times since its statehood in 1912 that a non-incumbent Republican won the White House without carrying New Mexico (along with 2016 and 2024). In the days following the election, when the disputes and recounts began, New Mexico, despite having a razor-thin margin, went largely ignored. Its five electoral votes alone would not have changed the overall outcome in the Electoral College, regardless of how the Florida result was resolved.http://articles.cnn.com/2000-11-13/politics/votes.elsewhere_1_electoral-votes-votes-cast-absentee-ballots?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS Recounts might spread to New Mexico, Oregon USA Today 2000-11-13 2012-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20120808142128/http://articles.cnn.com/2000-11-13/politics/votes.elsewhere_1_electoral-votes-votes-cast-absentee-ballots?_s=PM:ALLPOLITICS 2012-08-08 deadhttp://www-cgi.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/09/election.newmexico.reut/index.html Bush decides against recount in New Mexico CNN 2000-12-09 2012-01-11 https://web.archive.org/web/20141028230436/http://www-cgi.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/12/09/election.newmexico.reut/index.html 2014-10-28 dead The respective campaigns ended up paying little attention to recount efforts in New Mexico, and focused their efforts solely on Florida. Likewise, the media focused very little on the New Mexico recount. After the final count was certified for Gore on November 30, the Bush campaign did not challenge the results. Results 2000 United States presidential election in New Mexico Democratic Party (United States) Al Gore Joe Lieberman 286,783 47.91% −1.27 Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Dick Cheney 286,417 47.85% +5.99 Green Party of the United States Ralph Nader Winona LaDuke 21,251 3.55% +1.17 Libertarian Party (United States) Harry Browne Art Olivier 2,058 0.34% −0.20 Reform Party of the United States of America Pat Buchanan Ezola Foster 1,392 0.23% −5.57 Natural Law Party (United States) John Hagelin Nat Goldhaber 361 0.06% −0.06 Constitution Party (United States) Howard Phillips Curtis Frazier 343 0.06% −0.07 598,605 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Results by county County Al GoreDemocratic George W. BushRepublican Ralph NaderPacific Green Various candidatesOther parties Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % # % Bernalillo 99,461 48.68% 95,249 46.62% 8,274 4.05% 1,335 0.65% 4,212 2.06% 204,319 Catron 353 20.63% 1,273 74.40% 57 3.33% 28 1.64% -920 -53.77% 1,711 Chaves 6,340 34.93% 11,378 62.69% 307 1.69% 124 0.68% -5,038 -27.76% 18,149 Cibola 4,127 58.23% 2,752 38.83% 164 2.31% 45 0.64% 1,375 19.40% 7,088 Colfax 2,653 48.58% 2,600 47.61% 163 2.98% 45 0.82% 53 0.97% 5,461 Curry 3,471 29.00% 8,301 69.35% 147 1.23% 50 0.42% -4,830 -40.35% 11,969 De Baca 349 35.54% 612 62.32% 12 1.22% 9 0.91% -263 -26.78% 982 Doña Ana 23,912 51.26% 21,263 45.58% 1,158 2.48% 320 0.69% 2,649 5.68% 46,653 Eddy 7,108 39.96% 10,335 58.10% 256 1.44% 88 0.49% -3,227 -18.14% 17,787 Grant 5,673 50.47% 4,961 44.13% 530 4.71% 77 0.68% 712 6.34% 11,241 Guadalupe 1,076 65.17% 548 33.19% 24 1.45% 3 0.18% 528 31.98% 1,651 Harding 214 36.09% 366 61.72% 9 1.52% 4 0.67% -152 -25.63% 593 Hidalgo 839 45.75% 954 52.02% 28 1.53% 13 0.71% -115 -6.27% 1,834 Lea 3,855 27.04% 10,157 71.25% 169 1.19% 75 0.53% -6,302 -44.21% 14,256 Lincoln 2,027 29.93% 4,458 65.83% 168 2.48% 119 1.76% -2,431 -35.90% 6,772 Los Alamos 4,149 40.60% 5,623 55.03% 329 3.22% 117 1.15% -1,474 -14.43% 10,218 Luna 2,975 44.99% 3,395 51.35% 186 2.81% 56 0.85% -420 -6.34% 6,612 McKinley 10,281 64.75% 5,070 31.93% 392 2.47% 136 0.86% 5,211 32.82% 15,879 Mora 1,456 66.45% 668 30.49% 49 2.24% 18 0.82% 788 35.96% 2,191 Otero 5,465 33.73% 10,258 63.31% 338 2.09% 143 0.88% -4,793 -29.58% 16,204 Quay 1,471 38.27% 2,292 59.63% 51 1.33% 30 0.78% -821 -21.36% 3,844 Rio Arriba 8,169 67.53% 3,495 28.89% 377 3.12% 56 0.46% 4,674 38.64% 12,097 Roosevelt 1,762 31.18% 3,762 66.57% 98 1.73% 29 0.51% -2,000 -35.39% 5,651 San Juan 11,980 34.57% 21,434 61.85% 923 2.66% 320 0.92% -9,454 -27.28% 34,657 San Miguel 6,540 71.39% 2,215 24.18% 344 3.76% 62 0.68% 4,325 47.21% 9,161 Sandoval 14,899 46.92% 15,423 48.57% 1,211 3.81% 222 0.70% -524 -1.65% 31,755 Santa Fe 32,017 64.72% 13,974 28.25% 3,215 6.50% 265 0.54% 18,043 36.47% 49,471 Sierra 1,689 36.83% 2,721 59.33% 132 2.88% 44 0.96% -1,032 -22.50% 4,586 Socorro 3,294 48.26% 3,173 46.48% 279 4.09% 80 1.17% 121 1.78% 6,826 Taos 7,039 64.61% 2,744 25.19% 1,064 9.77% 48 0.44% 4,295 39.42% 10,895 Torrance 1,868 37.66% 2,891 58.29% 163 3.29% 38 0.77% -1,023 -20.63% 4,960 Union 452 25.75% 1,269 72.31% 19 1.08% 15 0.85% -817 -46.56% 1,755 Valencia 9,819 45.93% 10,803 50.54% 615 2.88% 140 0.65% -984 -4.61% 21,377Totals286,78347.91%286,41747.85%21,2513.55%4,1540.69%3660.06%598,605 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican De Baca (Largest village: Fort Sumner) Eddy (Largest city: Carlsbad) Hidalgo (Largest city: Lordsburg) Luna (Largest city: Deming) Sandoval (Largest city: Rio Rancho) Sierra (Largest city: Truth or Consequences) Valencia (Largest city: Los Lunas) Results by congressional district Gore won two of three congressional districts, including one held by a Republican.2000 Presidential General Election Results - New Mexico US Election Atlas District Gore Bush RepresentativeNew Mexico 1 1st 49% 46%Heather WilsonNew Mexico 2 2nd 43% 54%Joe SkeenNew Mexico 3 3rd 52% 43%Tom Udall Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of New Mexico cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. New Mexico is allocated 5 electors because it has 3 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 5 electors, who pledge to vote for their candidate and his or her running mate. Whoever wins the most votes in the state is awarded all 5 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, 2000http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/ARTICLES/pe2000timeline.php 2000 Post-Election Timeline of Events 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 Gore and Lieberman:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 2009-11-01 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 2012-02-12 dead Tom Atcitty Rick Blea Diane D. Denish Jeep Gilliland Mary Gail Gwaltney References 2000 New Mexico Category:2000 New Mexico elections