2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee

none June 2025 September 2023 2000 United States presidential election 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee Tennessee presidential no 1996 United States presidential election in Tennessee 1996 2004 United States presidential election in Tennessee 2004 November 7, 2000 x200px File:GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) Texas Dick Cheney 11 1,061,949 51.15% Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg Al Gore Democratic Party (United States) Tennessee Joe Lieberman 0 981,720 47.28% 350px County results 350px Congressional district results 350px Precinct results Bush #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% Gore #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% #1666cb 70–80% #0645B4 80–90% #002B84 90–100% Tie/No data #D4C4DC #808080 President Bill Clinton Democratic Party (United States) George W. Bush Republican Party (United States) 63.03% November 7, 2000 Tennessee Voter Turnout in 2000 Tennessee Secretary of State https://sos.tn.gov/elections/statistics February 28, 2023 0.26 pp The 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee was held on November 7, 2000, and was part of the 2000 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. Tennessee was won by Texas Governor George W. Bush by a 3.87% margin of victory, despite having voted for President Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996 and being the home state of Vice President Al Gore. Had Gore carried his home state, he would have won the presidency.https://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/09/us/the-2000-elections-tennessee-loss-in-home-state-leaves-gore-depending-on-florida.html?mcubz=0 THE 2000 ELECTIONS: TENNESSEE; Loss in Home State Leaves Gore Depending on Florida The New York Times 9 November 2000 Perez-Pena Richard Gore's defeat was considered an upset, as he had previously won every county in Tennessee in 1990 in his Senate bid and was popular in the state prior to his election as vice president. This was the last of three consecutive elections in which Tennessee was decided by single-digit margins, and as of 2024, this is the last election in which Tennessee was decided by less than 13%. Since 2000, Tennessee has rapidly moved away from swing state status and become a Republican stronghold.Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page https://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=170 www.ourcampaigns.com 2020-05-25 Gore was the first major party nominee to lose his home state since George McGovern lost South Dakota in 1972. Additionally, this was the first election where a presidential nominee won the state with more than a million votes. 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last election in which Campbell County, Lewis County, Robertson County, Gibson County, Dickson County, Bedford County, Franklin County, Warren County, Henry County, Marshall County, Giles County, Marion County, White County, Hickman County, DeKalb County, Crockett County, Cannon County, and Decatur County voted for the Democratic nominee. Gore's victories in Marion and Campbell remain the last time that a Democrat has carried any county in staunchly Republican East Tennessee, this was also the last time a Democrat crossed 40% in East Tennessee. The election served as the last in which Tennessee was regarded as a swing state in some outlets. Primary elections Democratic primary 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary Tennessee presidential no 1996 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 1996 2004 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary 2004 2000 03 14 Al Gore, Vice President of the United States, official portrait 1994 (3x4 close cropped).jpg 150x150px Al Gore 3333FF Tennessee 68 198,264 92.13% File:BillBradley (cropped).jpg Bill Bradley(withdrawn) FA8320 New Jersey 0 11,323 5.26% 300px 300px Results by county Gore: #1b1b98 70–80% #13136d 80–90% #0b0b41 90–100% 81 delegates to the Democratic National Convention (68 pledged, 13 unpledged)The number of pledged delegates received is determined by the popular voteThe 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of six contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 81 delegates towards the 2000 Democratic National Convention, of which 68 were pledged delegates allocated on the basis of the results of the primary. Vice president Al Gore easily decided the primary in his home state, winning 92.1% of the vote and all 68 delegates. Senator Bill Bradley took only 5.3% of the vote and earned 0 delegates, while Lyndon LaRouche Jr. only got 0.5% of the vote. 2000 Tennessee Democratic presidential primaryhttps://sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com/sos/election/results/2000-3/dem-ppp.pdf March 14, 2000 Presidential Preference Primary Tennessee Secretary of State September 15, 2023 Candidate Votes % Delegateshttps://www.thegreenpapers.com/PCC/TN-D.html Election 2000: Tennessee Democrat The Green Papers September 15, 2023 Al Gore 198,264 92.13 68 Bill Bradley (withdrawn) 11,323 5.26 rowspan=1 Uncommitted 4,407 2.05 13 Lyndon LaRouche Jr. 1,031 0.48 rowspan=2 Write-in votes 178 0.08 Total 215,203 100% 81 Republican primary 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary Tennessee presidential no 1996 Tennessee Republican presidential primary 1996 2004 Tennessee Republican presidential primary 2004 2000 03 14 37 pledged delegates to the 2000 Republican National Convention File:GeorgeWBush (1).jpg George W. Bush d30036 Texas 37 193,166 77.02% John McCain.jpg John McCain Arizona ffff00 0 36,436 14.53% File:2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results map by county (vote share).svg Results by county Bush: #c32222 60–65% #ad1f1f 65–70% #981b1b 70–75% #821717 75–80% #6d1313 80–85% #570f0f 85–90% x160px x159px 812939 Maryland 16,916 6.75% Alan Keyes 0The 2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary was held on March 14, 2000, as one of 6 contests scheduled the following week after Super Tuesday. The Tennessee primary was an open primary, with the state awarding 37 delegates towards the 2000 Republican National Convention. George W. Bush won the primary with 77.0% of the vote and all 37 of the state's delegates. John McCain came second with 14.5% of the vote. Alan Keyes came third with 6.8% of the vote. +2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary2000 Tennessee Republican presidential primary election results https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=2000&fips=47&f=&off=0&elect=2&f=0 Candidate Votes Percentage Delegates George W. Bush 193,166 77.02% 37 John McCain 36,436 14.53% 0 Alan Keyes 16,916 6.75% 0 Gary Bauer 1,305 0.52% 0 Steve Forbes 1,018 0.41% 0 Orrin Hatch 252 0.10% 0 Write-ins 75 0.03% 0 Uncommitted 1,623 0.65% 0 Total 250,791 100.00% 37 General election 2000 United States presidential election in Tennessee Republican Party (United States) George W. Bush Texas Dick Cheney Wyoming 1,061,949 51.15% 11 100.00% 5.56% Democratic Party (United States) Al Gore Tennessee Joe Lieberman Connecticut 981,720 47.28% 0 0.00% 0.72% Green Party of the United States Ralph Nader Connecticut Winona LaDuke Minnesota 19,781 0.95% 0 0.00% N/A Reform Party of the United States of America Pat Buchanan Virginia Ezola B. Foster California 3,169 0.21% 0 0.00% 5.38% Libertarian Party (United States) Harry Browne Tennessee Art Olivier California 4,284 0.30% 0 0.00% 0.00% Constitution Party (United States) Howard Phillips Virginia Darrell Castle Tennessee 23 0.00% 0 0.00% Natural Law Party (United States) John Hagelin Iowa Nat Goldhaber California 367 0.06% 0 0.00% 0.06% Write-in Various Various Various Various 1 0.00% 0 0.00% 2,071,984 100.00% 11 100.00% By county CountyGeorge W. BushRepublicanAl GoreDemocraticVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal#%#%#%#%Anderson14,68851.04%13,55647.10%5351.86%1,1323.94%28,779Bedford5,91148.42%6,13650.27%1601.31%-225-1.85%12,207Benton2,48439.36%3,70058.63%1272.01%-1,216-19.27%6,311Bledsoe2,38056.72%1,75641.85%601.43%62414.87%4,196Blount25,27362.15%14,68836.12%7011.72%10,58526.03%40,662Bradley20,16768.50%8,76829.78%5081.73%11,39938.72%29,443Campbell5,78446.57%6,49252.27%1451.17%-708-5.70%12,421Cannon1,92440.96%2,69757.42%761.62%-773-16.46%4,697Carroll5,46550.48%5,23948.39%1231.14%2262.09%10,827Carter12,11163.40%6,72435.20%2671.40%5,38728.20%19,102Cheatham6,35650.38%6,06248.05%1981.57%2942.33%12,616Chester3,48760.88%2,19238.27%490.86%1,29522.61%5,728Claiborne5,02355.81%3,84142.68%1361.51%1,18213.13%9,000Clay1,46842.65%1,93156.10%431.25%-463-13.45%3,442Cocke6,18560.41%3,87237.82%1821.78%2,31322.59%10,239Coffee8,78849.40%8,74149.14%2591.46%470.26%17,788Crockett2,67649.19%2,70549.72%591.08%-29-0.53%5,440Cumberland10,99457.81%7,64440.20%3791.99%3,35017.61%19,017Davidson84,11740.33%120,50857.77%3,9631.90%-36,391-17.44%208,588Decatur2,04646.82%2,27852.13%461.05%-232-5.31%4,370DeKalb2,41138.48%3,76560.10%891.42%-1,354-21.62%6,265Dickson7,01645.10%8,33253.56%2081.34%-1,316-8.46%15,556Dyer6,28253.05%5,42545.82%1341.13%8577.23%11,841Fayette6,40255.53%5,03743.69%900.78%1,36511.84%11,529Fentress3,41756.68%2,52941.95%831.38%88814.73%6,029Franklin6,56044.65%7,82853.28%3032.06%-1,268-8.63%14,691Gibson8,28648.35%8,66350.55%1881.10%-377-2.20%17,137Giles4,37743.48%5,52754.91%1621.61%-1,150-11.43%10,066Grainger3,74660.48%2,36138.12%871.40%1,38522.36%6,194Greene12,54060.24%7,90937.99%3671.76%4,63122.25%20,816Grundy1,55333.79%2,97064.62%731.59%-1,417-30.83%4,596Hamblen11,82460.02%7,56438.40%3111.58%4,26021.62%19,699Hamilton66,60555.33%51,70842.95%2,0661.72%14,89712.38%120,379Hancock1,34364.72%69033.25%422.02%65331.47%2,075Hardeman3,72942.36%4,95356.26%1211.37%-1,224-13.90%8,803Hardin4,95156.38%3,73542.53%961.09%1,21613.85%8,782Hawkins10,07158.90%6,75339.50%2741.60%3,31819.40%17,098Haywood2,55439.43%3,88760.00%370.57%-1,333-20.57%6,478Henderson5,15361.35%3,16637.69%800.95%1,98723.66%8,399Henry5,94448.29%6,09349.50%2722.21%-149-1.21%12,309Hickman2,91440.12%4,23958.36%1111.53%-1,325-18.24%7,264Houston99331.76%2,08166.55%531.69%-1,088-34.79%3,127Humphreys2,38735.73%4,20562.94%891.33%-1,818-27.21%6,681Jackson1,38429.11%3,30469.50%661.39%-1,920-40.39%4,754Jefferson8,65761.45%5,22637.10%2041.45%3,43124.35%14,087Johnson3,74066.11%1,81332.05%1041.84%1,92734.06%5,657Knox86,85157.68%60,96940.49%2,7661.84%25,88217.19%150,586Lake78135.12%1,41963.80%241.08%-638-28.68%2,224Lauderdale3,32943.70%4,22455.45%650.85%-895-11.75%7,618Lawrence7,61352.61%6,64345.91%2141.48%9706.70%14,470Lewis2,03746.09%2,28151.61%1022.31%-244-5.52%4,420Lincoln5,43550.99%5,06047.47%1641.54%3753.52%10,659Loudon10,26662.57%5,90535.99%2351.43%4,36126.58%16,406Macon3,36651.86%3,05947.13%661.02%3074.73%6,491Madison17,86252.64%15,78146.51%2870.85%2,0816.13%33,930Marion4,65145.38%5,44153.08%1581.54%-790-7.70%10,250Marshall4,10543.86%5,10754.57%1471.57%-1,002-10.71%9,359Maury11,93050.98%11,12747.55%3431.47%8033.43%23,400McMinn10,15561.17%6,14237.00%3031.83%4,01324.17%16,600McNairy4,89754.48%4,00344.53%890.99%8949.95%8,989Meigs1,79753.01%1,55545.87%381.12%2427.14%3,390Monroe7,51457.79%5,32740.97%1621.25%2,18716.82%13,003Montgomery19,64450.31%18,81848.20%5821.49%8262.11%39,044Moore1,14549.76%1,10748.11%492.13%381.65%2,301Morgan3,14451.02%2,92147.40%971.57%2233.62%6,162Obion6,16849.58%6,05648.68%2161.74%1120.90%12,440Overton2,87538.35%4,50760.13%1141.52%-1,632-21.78%7,496Perry1,16540.65%1,65057.57%511.78%-485-16.92%2,866Pickett1,28157.21%93941.94%190.85%34215.27%2,239Polk2,90751.97%2,57446.01%1132.02%3335.96%5,594Putnam11,24850.13%10,78548.07%4051.80%4632.06%22,438Rhea5,90060.38%3,72238.09%1501.53%2,17822.29%9,772Roane11,34553.20%9,57544.90%4061.90%1,7708.30%21,326Robertson9,67547.98%10,24950.83%2401.19%-574-2.85%20,164Rutherford33,44553.79%27,36044.00%1,3772.21%6,0859.79%62,182Scott3,57954.10%2,96744.85%691.04%6129.25%6,615Sequatchie2,16955.80%1,64842.40%701.80%52113.40%3,887Sevier16,73465.97%8,20832.36%4231.67%8,52633.61%25,365Shelby141,75642.09%190,40456.54%4,5951.36%-48,648-14.45%336,755Smith2,38432.44%4,88466.47%801.09%-2,500-34.03%7,348Stewart1,82638.18%2,87060.02%861.80%-1,044-21.84%4,782Sullivan33,48260.08%21,35438.32%8911.60%12,12821.76%55,727Sumner27,60154.68%22,11843.82%7581.50%5,48310.86%50,477Tipton10,07060.84%6,30038.06%1821.10%3,77022.78%16,552Trousdale95032.26%1,96666.76%290.98%-1,016-34.50%2,945Unicoi3,78058.80%2,56639.91%831.29%1,21518.89%6,429Union3,19954.96%2,56444.05%581.00%63510.91%5,821Van Buren84539.65%1,25558.89%311.45%-410-19.24%2,131Warren5,55242.28%7,37856.19%2011.53%-1,826-13.91%13,131Washington22,57959.51%14,76938.93%5941.57%7,81020.58%37,942Wayne3,37063.51%1,85935.04%771.45%1,51128.47%5,306Weakley6,10651.55%5,57047.03%1681.42%5364.52%11,844White3,52545.34%4,13553.18%1151.48%-610-7.84%7,775Williamson38,90166.58%18,74532.08%7831.34%20,15634.50%58,429Wilson18,84452.47%16,56146.11%5111.42%2,2836.36%35,916Totals1,061,94951.15%981,72047.28%32,5121.57%80,2293.87%2,076,181 Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Anderson (largest city: Oak Ridge) Carroll (largest city: McKenzie) Cheatham (largest city: Ashland City) Coffee (largest city: Tullahoma) Dyer (largest city: Dyersburg) Fayette (largest town: Oakland) Fentress (largest city: Jamestown) Lawrence (largest city: Lawrenceburg) Maury (largest city: Columbia) McNairy (largest city: Selmer) Meigs (largest city: Decatur) Montgomery (largest city: Clarksville) Moore (largest city: Lynchburg) Morgan (largest city: Coalfield) Obion (largest city: Union City) Polk (largest city: Benton) Putnam (largest city: Cookeville) Roane (largest city: Oak Ridge) Sequatchie (largest city: Dunlap) Union (largest city: Maynardville) Weakley (largest city: Martin) By congressional district Bush won six of nine congressional districts, including one held by a Democrat.Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections - County Data https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/data.php?year=2000&fips=47&f=0&off=0&elect=0&datatype=cd&def=1 District Gore Bush RepresentativeTennessee 1 1st 37% 61%Bill JenkinsTennessee 2 2nd 40% 58%Jimmy DuncanTennessee 3 3rd 45% 53%Zach WampTennessee 4 4th 46% 52%Van HillearyTennessee 5 5th 58% 40%Bob ClementTennessee 6 6th 45% 54%Bart GordonTennessee 7 7th 44% 54%Ed BryantTennessee 8 8th 50% 49%John S. TannerTennessee 9 9th 77% 22%Harold Ford Jr. Electors List of 2000 United States presidential electors The electors of each state and the District of Columbia met on December 18, 20002000 Presidential General Election Results - Pennsylvania 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:http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html President Elect - 2000 presidentelect.org 11 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20090303103412/http://presidentelect.org/e2000.html 3 March 2009 dead Lamar Alexander Daniel Dirksen Baker Lana Bowman Ball Nancy Cunningham Winfield Dunn Jimmy Exum Jim Henry Raja Jubran Anie Kent Patti Saliba Mamon Wright Analysis Along with his razor-thin loss in Florida, this was the closest Gore came to winning any Southern state. Gore lost his home state due to Bush's gains in rural counties, overcoming Gore's gains in Davidson County (home to Nashville, Tennessee) and Shelby County (home to Memphis). In the concurrent 2000 United States Senate election in Tennessee, Republican Bill Frist won the state by 33%, a harbinger of the state's further shift rightward in future years. See also Presidency of George W. Bush 2000 Tennessee elections 2000 United States elections References Tennessee 2000 Presidential