2000 United States presidential election in Missouri

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Missouri 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Missouri 2004 November 7, 2000 x200px GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 11 1,189,924 50.42% Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 0 1,111,138 47.08% 300px County results 300px Congressional district results Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% Gore #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) The 2000 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 7, 2000, as part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose eleven electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Prior to the election, Missouri was widely considered to be a critical swing state.http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62411569.html Midwest's unlikely bellwether: Missouri: Independent-minded Rolla, Mo., offers a snapshot of why key heartland states may tilt Bush's... October 25, 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20121025215009/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62411569.html 25 October 2012 HighBeam Research subscription The Christian Science Monitor usurped Governor of Texas George W. Bush ultimately won the state by a margin of just over 3% against his Democratic opponent, Vice President Al Gore. The 2000 election was seen as a turning point for Missouri's bellwether status; the state was notable for voting for the overall winner of the presidency throughout most of the 20th Century. Missouri ultimately proved decisive as Gore would have won the presidency with 278 Electoral votes had he won the state, regardless of the outcome in Florida. Reportedly, Missouri Representative Dick Gephardt was on Gore's "short list" of potential running mates.Gore Down To Short List https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/story?id=123200&page=1 2025-07-03 ABC News en Although Bush did win the presidency, thus keeping the state's bellwether streak active, this was the first election since Missouri voted for Adlai Stevenson in 1956 where the state failed to back the national popular vote winner, and only the second time since 1900. This was also the first time in history that a Democrat won the popular vote without carrying Missouri. Missouri would ultimately lose its bellwether status in 2008 by narrowly voting for John McCain, and has been safely Republican in presidential elections since 2012. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that Saline, New Madrid, Pemiscot, Mississippi, Ray, and Clay Counties (which Gore won by only one vote) have voted for the Democratic presidential candidate. Bush became the first Republican to win the White House without carrying St. Louis County since Rutherford B. Hayes in 1876. Missouri was one of nine states won by Bush that had supported Bill Clinton in both 1992 and 1996. Primaries 2000 Missouri Democratic presidential primary 2000 Missouri Republican presidential primary Results 2000 United States presidential election in Missouri Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Texas Dick Cheney Wyoming 1,189,924 50.42% 11 100.00% 9.18% Democratic Party (United States) Al Gore Tennessee Joe Lieberman Connecticut 1,111,138 47.08% 0 0.00% 0.46% Green Party of the United States Ralph Nader Connecticut Winona LaDuke Minnesota 38,515 1.63% 0 0.00% 1.63% Reform Party of the United States of America Pat Buchanan Virginia Ezola B. Foster California 9,818 0.42% 0 0.00% 9.64% Libertarian Party (United States) Harry Browne Tennessee Art Olivier California 7,436 0.32% 0 0.00% 0.17% 2,359,892 100.00% 11 100.00% By county CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Adair6,05057.34%4,10138.86%4013.80%1,94918.48%10,552Andrew4,25758.52%2,79538.42%2223.05%1,46220.10%7,274Atchison1,79862.63%1,01335.28%602.09%78527.35%2,871Audrain5,25652.64%4,55145.58%1781.78%7057.06%9,985Barry7,88563.75%4,13533.43%3482.81%3,75030.32%12,368Barton3,83671.49%1,42426.54%1061.98%2,41244.95%5,366Bates4,24554.48%3,38643.45%1612.07%85911.03%7,792Benton4,21855.99%3,15041.81%1662.20%1,06814.18%7,534Bollinger3,48765.87%1,69231.96%1152.17%1,79533.91%5,294Boone28,42647.69%28,81148.33%2,3723.98%-385-0.64%59,609Buchanan16,42347.26%17,08549.16%1,2433.58%-662-1.90%34,751Butler9,11163.28%4,99634.70%2902.01%4,11528.58%14,397Caldwell2,22057.66%1,48838.65%1423.69%73219.01%3,850Callaway8,23853.81%6,70843.82%3622.36%1,5309.99%15,308Camden10,35860.58%6,32336.98%4182.44%4,03523.60%17,099Cape Girardeau19,83266.42%9,33431.26%6932.32%10,49835.16%29,859Carroll2,88062.87%1,62035.36%811.77%1,26027.51%4,581Carter1,73061.61%99735.51%812.88%73326.10%2,808Cass20,11356.07%14,92141.60%8352.33%5,19214.47%35,869Cedar3,53062.33%1,97934.95%1542.72%1,55127.38%5,663Chariton2,30055.37%1,79243.14%621.49%50812.23%4,154Christian14,82463.82%7,89633.99%5082.19%6,92829.83%23,228Clark1,89949.95%1,81247.66%912.39%872.29%3,802Clay39,08348.75%39,08448.75%2,0062.50%-1-0.00%80,173Clinton4,32350.67%3,99446.82%2142.51%3293.85%8,531Cole20,16761.53%12,05636.78%5521.68%8,11124.75%32,775Cooper4,07259.97%2,56737.81%1512.22%1,50522.16%6,790Crawford4,75457.26%3,35040.35%1982.38%1,40416.91%8,302Dade2,46865.78%1,19331.80%912.43%1,27533.98%3,752Dallas3,72359.86%2,31137.16%1852.97%1,41222.70%6,219Daviess2,01157.56%1,36739.12%1163.32%64418.44%3,494DeKalb2,36358.36%1,56238.58%1243.06%80119.78%4,049Dent3,99666.73%1,83930.71%1532.56%2,15736.02%5,988Douglas3,59968.15%1,54629.27%1362.58%2,05338.88%5,281Dunklin5,42651.55%4,94747.00%1521.44%4794.55%10,525Franklin21,86355.78%16,17241.26%1,1592.96%5,69114.52%39,194Gasconade4,19063.21%2,25734.05%1822.75%1,93329.16%6,629Gentry1,77157.04%1,27140.93%632.03%50016.11%3,105Greene59,17857.50%41,09139.92%2,6572.58%18,08717.58%102,926Grundy2,97663.21%1,56333.20%1693.59%1,41330.01%4,708Harrison2,55263.94%1,32833.27%1112.78%1,22430.67%3,991Henry5,12052.36%4,45945.60%1992.04%6616.76%9,778Hickory2,17251.25%1,96146.27%1052.48%2114.98%4,238Holt1,73865.29%87132.72%531.99%86732.57%2,662Howard2,41453.50%1,94443.09%1543.41%47010.41%4,512Howell9,01864.07%4,64132.97%4162.96%4,37731.10%14,075Iron2,23750.68%2,04446.31%1333.01%1934.37%4,414Jackson104,41838.38%160,41958.96%7,2252.66%-56,001-20.58%272,062Jasper24,89966.43%11,73731.31%8452.25%13,16235.12%37,481Jefferson36,76647.62%38,61650.02%1,8222.36%-1,850-2.40%77,204Johnson9,33955.63%6,92641.26%5223.11%2,41314.37%16,787Knox1,22659.66%78738.30%422.04%43921.36%2,055Laclede8,55665.58%4,18332.06%3072.35%4,37333.52%13,046Lafayette7,84954.06%6,34343.68%3282.26%1,50610.38%14,520Lawrence8,30564.36%4,23532.82%3632.81%4,07031.54%12,903Lewis2,38853.26%2,02345.12%731.63%3658.14%4,484Lincoln8,54953.72%6,96143.74%4032.53%1,5889.98%15,913Linn3,24654.01%2,64644.03%1181.96%6009.98%6,010Livingston3,70959.10%2,42538.64%1422.26%1,28420.46%6,276Macon4,23258.98%2,81739.26%1261.76%1,41519.72%7,175Madison2,46056.25%1,82841.80%851.94%63214.45%4,373Maries2,21657.50%1,55440.32%842.18%66217.18%3,854Marion6,55055.93%4,99342.63%1691.44%1,55713.30%11,712McDonald4,46068.31%1,86628.58%2033.11%2,59439.73%6,529Mercer1,25067.86%55530.13%372.01%69537.73%1,842Miller5,94563.54%3,21734.38%1942.07%2,72829.16%9,356Mississippi2,39545.93%2,75652.85%641.23%-361-6.92%5,215Moniteau3,76462.06%2,17635.88%1252.06%1,58826.18%6,065Monroe2,17553.13%1,86045.43%591.44%3157.70%4,094Montgomery3,10658.57%2,09239.45%1051.98%1,01419.12%5,303Morgan4,46056.59%3,23541.05%1862.36%1,22515.54%7,881New Madrid3,41647.01%3,73851.45%1121.54%-322-4.44%7,266Newton14,23267.25%6,44730.46%4832.28%7,78536.79%21,162Nodaway5,16157.03%3,55339.26%3353.70%1,60817.77%9,049Oregon2,52159.56%1,56837.04%1443.40%95322.52%4,233Osage4,15467.24%1,93831.37%861.39%2,21635.87%6,178Ozark2,66362.05%1,43233.36%1974.59%1,23128.69%4,292Pemiscot2,75045.38%3,24553.55%651.07%-495-8.17%6,060Perry4,66767.61%2,08530.20%1512.19%2,58237.41%6,903Pettis9,53360.51%5,85537.16%3672.33%3,67823.35%15,755Phelps9,44458.49%6,26238.78%4402.73%3,18219.71%16,146Pike3,64849.63%3,55748.39%1461.99%911.24%7,351Platte17,78552.23%15,32545.00%9442.77%2,4607.23%34,054Polk6,43062.46%3,60635.03%2582.51%2,82427.43%10,294Pulaski6,53162.02%3,80036.08%2001.90%2,73125.94%10,531Putnam1,59368.25%70830.33%331.41%88537.92%2,334Ralls2,44653.85%2,03344.76%631.39%4139.09%4,542Randolph4,84452.73%4,11644.81%2262.46%7287.92%9,186Ray4,51746.34%4,97050.99%2602.67%-453-4.65%9,747Reynolds1,76256.28%1,29841.46%712.27%46414.82%3,131Ripley3,12161.62%1,82035.93%1242.45%1,30125.69%5,065Saline4,57248.87%4,58549.01%1982.12%-13-0.14%9,355Schuyler1,15957.78%80840.28%391.94%35117.50%2,006Scotland1,33561.27%79036.26%542.48%54525.01%2,179Scott8,99957.30%6,45241.09%2531.61%2,54716.21%15,704Shannon2,24559.38%1,43037.82%1062.80%81521.56%3,781Shelby1,93659.44%1,26238.75%591.81%67420.69%3,257St. Charles72,11456.04%53,80641.81%2,7662.15%18,30814.23%128,686St. Clair2,73157.63%1,86639.38%1423.00%86518.25%4,739St. Francois9,32749.50%9,07548.17%4392.33%2521.33%18,841St. Louis224,68946.15%250,63151.48%11,5642.38%-25,942-5.33%486,884St. Louis City24,79919.88%96,55777.40%3,3962.72%-71,758-57.52%124,752Ste. Genevieve3,50547.94%3,60049.24%2062.82%-95-1.30%7,311Stoddard7,72762.04%4,47635.94%2512.02%3,25126.10%12,454Stone7,79364.13%4,05533.37%3032.49%3,73830.76%12,151Sullivan1,87761.26%1,12736.78%601.96%75024.48%3,064Taney9,64763.84%5,09233.70%3732.47%4,55530.14%15,112Texas6,13661.78%3,48635.10%3103.12%2,65026.68%9,932Vernon4,98559.29%3,15637.54%2673.18%1,82921.75%8,408Warren5,97955.67%4,52442.12%2372.21%1,45513.55%10,740Washington4,02048.64%4,04748.97%1982.40%-27-0.33%8,265Wayne3,34657.22%2,38740.82%1151.97%95916.40%5,848Webster7,35061.87%4,17435.13%3563.00%3,17626.74%11,880Worth65156.22%46940.50%383.28%18215.72%1,158Wright5,39168.75%2,25028.70%2002.55%3,14140.05%7,841Totals1,189,92450.42%1,111,13847.08%58,8302.49%78,7863.34%2,359,892 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Audrain (Largest city: Mexico) Bates (Largest city: Butler) Benton (Largest city: Warsaw) Caldwell (Largest city: Hamilton) Callaway (Largest city: Fulton) Carroll (Largest city: Carrollton) Chariton (Largest city: Salisbury) Clark (Largest city: Kahoka) Clinton (Largest city: Cameron) Crawford (Largest city: Cuba) Daviess (Largest city: Gallatin) DeKalb (Largest city: Cameron) Dunklin (Largest city: Kennett) Franklin (Largest city: Washington) Gentry (Largest city: Albany) Grundy (Largest city: Trenton) Henry (Largest city: Clinton) Hickory (Largest city: Hermitage) Howard (Largest city: Fayette) Iron (Largest city: Ironton) Knox (Largest city: Edina) Lafayette (Largest city: Odessa) Lewis (Largest city: Canton) Lincoln (Largest city: Troy) Linn (Largest city: Brookfield) Livingston (Largest city: Chillicothe) Macon (Largest city: Macon) Madison (Largest city: Fredericktown) Marion (Largest city: Hannibal) Mercer (Largest city: Princeton) Monroe (Largest city: Monroe City) Montgomery (Largest city: Montgomery City) Nodaway (Largest city: Maryville) Oregon (Largest city: Thayer) Pike (Largest city: Bowling Green) Ralls (Largest city: Hannibal) Randolph (Largest city: Moberly) Reynolds (Largest city: Ellington) Ripley (Largest city: Doniphan) Schuyler (Largest city: Lancaster) Scotland (Largest city: Memphis) Scott (Largest city: Sikeston) Shannon (Largest city: Winona) Shelby (Largest city: Shelbina) St. Clair (Largest city: Appleton City) St. Francois (Largest city: Farmington) Sullivan (Largest city: Milan) Vernon (Largest city: Nevada) Wayne (Largest city: Piedmont) Worth (Largest city: Grant City) By congressional district Bush won six of nine congressional districts, including one that elected a Democrat.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=29&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data District Gore Bush RepresentativeMissouri 1 1st78%20%Bill ClayWilliam Lacy Clay, Jr.Missouri 2 2nd43%55%Jim TalentTodd AkinMissouri 3 3rd 51% 46%Dick GephardtMissouri 4 4th 39% 58%Ike SkeltonMissouri 5 5th 61% 36%Karen McCarthyMissouri 6 6th44%53%Pat DannerSam GravesMissouri 7 7th 35% 62%Roy BluntMissouri 8 8th 39% 59%Jo Ann EmersonMissouri 9 9th 43% 54%Kenny Hulshof Analysis Beginning with the 2000 election, the status of the Missouri bellwether came into question. Between 1904 and 2004, Missouri was carried by the victor of each presidential election, with the exception of 1956. Though Bush won the presidency in the 2000 election through the Electoral College, he lost the national popular vote. The 2000 election was unique because this was the first time in over a century where the popular vote winner lost the general election. (In 1888, Missouri voted for Grover Cleveland, the incumbent Democrat, who lost to Republican candidate Benjamin Harrison). Thus, controversy exists as to whether or not Missouri accurately predicted the victor in this election. In the subsequent election, Missouri voted for George W. Bush, who this time won both the popular vote and the Electoral College. In any case, Missouri has voted reliably Republican since this election. The state very narrowly voted for John McCain in 2008 and for Mitt Romney by a wider margin in 2012; both men were ultimately defeated by Barack Obama in the nationwide election. The controversy is further complicated by the 2016 presidential election, where Missouri voted for Donald Trump by a landslide, while Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by nearly three million votes, but like in 2000, Trump won the Electoral College and became 45th President of the United States. Like 2000, political scientists have differing opinions on whether or not Missouri accurately predicted the victor. Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors Technically the voters of Missouri cast their ballots for electors: representatives to the Electoral College. Missouri is allocated 11 electors because it has 9 congressional districts and 2 senators. All candidates who appear on the ballot or qualify to receive write-in votes must submit a list of 11 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 11 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 George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 2009-10-31 https://web.archive.org/web/20120212174238/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 2012-02-12 dead David Barklage Bruce Bredeman Marc Ellinger Gordon Elliott John Hancock Stan Horacek Homer Johnson John Judd Michael Kort Dennis Owens Al Rotskoff See also United States presidential elections in Missouri Presidency of George W. Bush References Missouri 2000 Category:2000 Missouri elections